Chapter V
"Then be careful. You are held up by that broken wood. Now try and draw yourself out." "Can't," said Fred, after one effort. "I'm held tight; wedged in by this wood."
Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story
Chapter V
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"Then
be
careful.
You
are
held
up
by
that
broken
wood.
Now
try
and
draw
yourself
out."
"Can't,"
said
Fred,
after
one
effort.
"I'm
held
tight;
wedged
in
by
this
wood."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Then
be
careful.
Line 2
You
are
held
up
by
that
broken
wood.
Line 3
Now
try
and
draw
yourself
out."
Line 4
"Can't,"
said
Fred,
after
one
effort.
Line 5
"I'm
held
tight;
wedged
in
by
this
wood."
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 “"Can't," said Fred, after one effort.”
Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are held up by that broken wood.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Can't," said Fred, after one effort.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Now try and draw yourself out."”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Can't," said Fred, after one effort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now try and draw yourself out."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are held up by that broken wood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then be careful.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are held up by that broken wood.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You are held up by that broken wood.
Can't
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From this reading "Can't," said Fred, after one effort.
careful
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From this reading "Then be careful.
draw
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From this reading Now try and draw yourself out."
effort
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From this reading "Can't," said Fred, after one effort.
Fred
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From this reading "Can't," said Fred, after one effort.
held
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From this reading You are held up by that broken wood.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm held tight; wedged in by this wood."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm held tight; wedged in by this wood."
Now
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From this reading Now try and draw yourself out."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Can't," said Fred, after one effort.
out
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From this reading Now try and draw yourself out."
said
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From this reading "Can't," said Fred, after one effort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You are held up by that broken wood.
Then
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From this reading "Then be careful.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm held tight; wedged in by this wood."
tight
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From this reading "I'm held tight; wedged in by this wood."
try
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From this reading Now try and draw yourself out."
up
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From this reading You are held up by that broken wood.
wedged
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From this reading "I'm held tight; wedged in by this wood."
wood
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From this reading You are held up by that broken wood.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are held up by that broken wood.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Now try and draw yourself out."