Chapter X
OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap. "Yes." "How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son. "A good quarter of a mile." "Oh, that's not so far!" exclaimed Giant.
Guns and Snowshoes
Chapter X
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OUT
AFTER
DEER
"You
see
two
deer?"
queried
Snap.
"Yes."
"How
far
from
here?"
questioned
the
doctor's
son.
"A
good
quarter
of
a
mile."
"Oh,
that's
not
so
far!"
exclaimed
Giant.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OUT
AFTER
DEER
"You
see
two
deer?"
queried
Snap.
Line 2
"Yes."
Line 3
"How
far
from
here?"
questioned
the
doctor's
son.
Line 4
"A
good
quarter
of
a
mile."
Line 5
"Oh,
that's
not
so
far!"
exclaimed
Giant.
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 “OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A good quarter of a mile."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son.”
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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 "A good quarter of a mile."
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap.
DEER
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From this reading OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap.
doctor's
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From this reading "How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Oh, that's not so far!" exclaimed Giant.
far
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From this reading "How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son.
Giant
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From this reading "Oh, that's not so far!" exclaimed Giant.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A good quarter of a mile."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son.
How
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From this reading "How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son.
mile
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From this reading "A good quarter of a mile."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, that's not so far!" exclaimed Giant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A good quarter of a mile."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, that's not so far!" exclaimed Giant.
OUT
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From this reading OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap.
quarter
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From this reading "A good quarter of a mile."
queried
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From this reading OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap.
questioned
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From this reading "How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son.
see
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From this reading OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap.
Snap
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From this reading OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, that's not so far!" exclaimed Giant.
son
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From this reading "How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son.
that's
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From this reading "Oh, that's not so far!" exclaimed Giant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How far from here?" questioned the doctor's son.
two
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From this reading OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading OUT AFTER DEER "You see two deer?" queried Snap.