Chapter I
John Fox, Jr. To Hope, Little Daughter of Richard Harding Davis. "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home." "You got him down!" she cried. "Jump on him an' stomp him!"
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Chapter I
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John
Fox,
Jr.
To
Hope,
Little
Daughter
of
Richard
Harding
Davis.
"You
stay
hyeh
with
the
baby,"
he
said
quietly,
"an'
I'll
take
yo'
meal
home."
"You
got
him
down!"
she
cried.
"Jump
on
him
an'
stomp
him!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
John
Fox,
Jr.
Line 2
To
Hope,
Little
Daughter
of
Richard
Harding
Davis.
Line 3
"You
stay
hyeh
with
the
baby,"
he
said
quietly,
"an'
I'll
take
yo'
meal
home."
Line 4
"You
got
him
down!"
she
cried.
Line 5
"Jump
on
him
an'
stomp
him!"
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You got him down!" she cried.”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John Fox, Jr.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To Hope, Little Daughter of Richard Harding Davis.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
baby
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From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You got him down!" she cried.
Daughter
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From this reading To Hope, Little Daughter of Richard Harding Davis.
Davis
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down
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Fox
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From this reading John Fox, Jr.
got
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Harding
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You got him down!" she cried.
home
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From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
Hope
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From this reading To Hope, Little Daughter of Richard Harding Davis.
hyeh
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From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
I'll
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From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
John
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From this reading John Fox, Jr.
Jr
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From this reading John Fox, Jr.
Jump
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From this reading "Jump on him an' stomp him!"
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Hope, Little Daughter of Richard Harding Davis.
meal
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From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Hope, Little Daughter of Richard Harding Davis.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Jump on him an' stomp him!"
quietly
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From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
Richard
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From this reading To Hope, Little Daughter of Richard Harding Davis.
said
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From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You got him down!" she cried.
stay
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From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
stomp
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From this reading "Jump on him an' stomp him!"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Hope, Little Daughter of Richard Harding Davis.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
yo
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From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You stay hyeh with the baby," he said quietly, "an' I'll take yo' meal home."