Chapter XVII
"Meddled with the ponies yesterday." "Hallo! I didn't hear of that." "No, sir. Big fellow began to pull the halter."
Dead Man's Land
Chapter XVII
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"Meddled
with
the
ponies
yesterday."
"Hallo!
I
didn't
hear
of
that."
"No,
sir.
Big
fellow
began
to
pull
the
halter."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Meddled
with
the
ponies
yesterday."
Line 2
"Hallo!
Line 3
I
didn't
hear
of
that."
Line 4
"No,
sir.
Line 5
Big
fellow
began
to
pull
the
halter."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Big fellow began to pull the halter."”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't hear of that."”
All words in this reading · 19
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Big fellow began to pull the halter."
Big
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From this reading Big fellow began to pull the halter."
didn't
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From this reading I didn't hear of that."
fellow
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From this reading Big fellow began to pull the halter."
Hallo
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From this reading "Hallo!
halter
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From this reading Big fellow began to pull the halter."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't hear of that."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't hear of that."
Meddled
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From this reading "Meddled with the ponies yesterday."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I didn't hear of that."
ponies
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From this reading "Meddled with the ponies yesterday."
pull
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From this reading Big fellow began to pull the halter."
sir
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From this reading "No, sir.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I didn't hear of that."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Meddled with the ponies yesterday."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Big fellow began to pull the halter."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Meddled with the ponies yesterday."
yesterday
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From this reading "Meddled with the ponies yesterday."