Chapter V
“And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?” Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him. “No, sir. There's more money in cattle. I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”
Cow-Country
Chapter V
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“And
is
it
to
make
tunes
for
other
folks
to
play?”
Bob
Birnie
asked
after
a
silence,
covertly
eyeing
him.
“No,
sir.
There's
more
money
in
cattle.
I'll
make
my
stake
in
the
cow-country,
same
as
you've
done.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“And
is
it
to
make
tunes
for
other
folks
to
play?”
Line 2
Bob
Birnie
asked
after
a
silence,
covertly
eyeing
him.
Line 3
“No,
sir.
Line 4
There's
more
money
in
cattle.
Line 5
I'll
make
my
stake
in
the
cow-country,
same
as
you've
done.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.””
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?””
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.””
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.
Birnie
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From this reading Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.
Bob
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From this reading Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.
cattle
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From this reading There's more money in cattle.
covertly
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From this reading Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.
cow-country
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From this reading I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”
eyeing
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From this reading Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.
folks
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From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.
I'll
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From this reading I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's more money in cattle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
money
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From this reading There's more money in cattle.
more
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From this reading There's more money in cattle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, sir.
other
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From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
play
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From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Bob Birnie asked after a silence, covertly eyeing him.
sir
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From this reading “No, sir.
stake
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From this reading I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”
There's
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From this reading There's more money in cattle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
tunes
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From this reading “And is it to make tunes for other folks to play?”
you've
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From this reading I'll make my stake in the cow-country, same as you've done.”