Chapter V
"Breakfast," said the man. "Had none since you come away." "That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously. "Oh, here come Buck Denham and Dan. They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.
Dead Man's Land
Chapter V
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"Breakfast,"
said
the
man.
"Had
none
since
you
come
away."
"That's
cool,"
said
Mark,
as
he
looked
at
the
man
suspiciously.
"Oh,
here
come
Buck
Denham
and
Dan.
They
have
smelt
that
something's
wrong
about
the
ponies.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Breakfast,"
said
the
man.
Line 2
"Had
none
since
you
come
away."
Line 3
"That's
cool,"
said
Mark,
as
he
looked
at
the
man
suspiciously.
Line 4
"Oh,
here
come
Buck
Denham
and
Dan.
Line 5
They
have
smelt
that
something's
wrong
about
the
ponies.
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 “They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Had none since you come away."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, here come Buck Denham and Dan.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously.”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “"Had none since you come away."”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"Had none since you come away."”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, here come Buck Denham and Dan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously.
away
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From this reading "Had none since you come away."
Breakfast
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From this reading "Breakfast," said the man.
Buck
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From this reading "Oh, here come Buck Denham and Dan.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Had none since you come away."
cool
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From this reading "That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously.
Dan
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From this reading "Oh, here come Buck Denham and Dan.
Denham
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From this reading "Oh, here come Buck Denham and Dan.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had none since you come away."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, here come Buck Denham and Dan.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously.
man
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From this reading "Breakfast," said the man.
Mark
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From this reading "That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "Had none since you come away."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, here come Buck Denham and Dan.
ponies
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From this reading They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.
said
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From this reading "Breakfast," said the man.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Had none since you come away."
smelt
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From this reading They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.
something's
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From this reading They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.
suspiciously
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From this reading "That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.
That's
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From this reading "That's cool," said Mark, as he looked at the man suspiciously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Breakfast," said the man.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.
wrong
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From this reading They have smelt that something's wrong about the ponies.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Had none since you come away."