Chapter XVIII
“Yes, you bet I remember. Jesse Cummings is your name. I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect. I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy. How about the kid?
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Chapter XVIII
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“Yes,
you
bet
I
remember.
Jesse
Cummings
is
your
name.
I
sure
ought
to
remember
you,
for
you
and
your
partner
saved
my
life,
I
expect.
I
thought
I'd
seen
you
before,
when
you
made
me
deputy.
How
about
the
kid?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Yes,
you
bet
I
remember.
Line 2
Jesse
Cummings
is
your
name.
Line 3
I
sure
ought
to
remember
you,
for
you
and
your
partner
saved
my
life,
I
expect.
Line 4
I
thought
I'd
seen
you
before,
when
you
made
me
deputy.
Line 5
How
about
the
kid?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “How about the kid?”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.”
Expect
verb
US /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading “I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jesse Cummings is your name.”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Yes, you bet I remember.”
Saved
noun
US /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How about the kid?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
bet
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From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
Cummings
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From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.
deputy
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From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
How
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From this reading How about the kid?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
I'd
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From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.
Jesse
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From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.
kid
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From this reading How about the kid?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
made
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From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
partner
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From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
seen
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From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How about the kid?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sure ought to remember you, for you and your partner saved my life, I expect.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I thought I'd seen you before, when you made me deputy.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, you bet I remember.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Jesse Cummings is your name.