Chapter IV
'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way. 'Don't ye hear it?' I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!' 'Gone! Who told 'm to go on?
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Chapter IV
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'Where's
my
train?'
says
he,
in
a
sort
o'
blank,
hollow
way.
'Don't
ye
hear
it?'
I
answered
him,
'It's
gone
on
to
Savanny!'
'Gone!
Who
told
'm
to
go
on?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Where's
my
train?'
says
he,
in
a
sort
o'
blank,
hollow
way.
Line 2
'Don't
ye
hear
it?'
Line 3
I
answered
him,
'It's
gone
on
to
Savanny!'
Line 4
'Gone!
Line 5
Who
told
'm
to
go
on?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!'”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Don't ye hear it?'”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who told 'm to go on?”
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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 'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!'
blank
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Don't
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go
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gone
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From this reading I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Don't ye hear it?'
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!'
hollow
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From this reading 'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Don't ye hear it?'
It's
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From this reading I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!'
m
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From this reading Who told 'm to go on?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way.
o
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From this reading 'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!'
Savanny
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From this reading I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!'
says
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sort
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From this reading 'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I answered him, 'It's gone on to Savanny!'
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who told 'm to go on?
train
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From this reading 'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way.
way
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From this reading 'Where's my train?' says he, in a sort o' blank, hollow way.
Where's
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WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who told 'm to go on?
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading 'Don't ye hear it?'