Chapter V
"I don't know," I cried. "Here's something alive in a hole here." "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob. "I--I don't know," I said. But I'm afraid I did know.
Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore
Chapter V
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"I
don't
know,"
I
cried.
"Here's
something
alive
in
a
hole
here."
"Well,
why
don't
you
pull
it
out?"
cried
Bob.
"I--I
don't
know,"
I
said.
But
I'm
afraid
I
did
know.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
don't
know,"
I
cried.
Line 2
"Here's
something
alive
in
a
hole
here."
Line 3
"Well,
why
don't
you
pull
it
out?"
cried
Bob.
Line 4
"I--I
don't
know,"
I
said.
Line 5
But
I'm
afraid
I
did
know.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know," I cried.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here's something alive in a hole here."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know," I cried.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Here's something alive in a hole here."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.”
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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 "Here's something alive in a hole here."
afraid
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From this reading But I'm afraid I did know.
alive
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From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
Bob
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From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I'm afraid I did know.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know," I cried.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But I'm afraid I did know.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know," I cried.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
Here's
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From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
hole
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From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know," I cried.
I'm
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From this reading But I'm afraid I did know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know," I cried.
out
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From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
pull
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From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
said
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From this reading "I--I don't know," I said.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Here's something alive in a hole here."
Well
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From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
why
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From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, why don't you pull it out?" cried Bob.