Chapter II
Cries of “Gammon!” “Don't believe it!” “Where's the bear?” “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods. I couldn't bring him down alone.”
In the Wilderness
Chapter II
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Cries
of
“Gammon!”
“Don't
believe
it!”
“Where's
the
bear?”
“If
you
want
to
see
the
bear,
you
must
go
up
into
the
woods.
I
couldn't
bring
him
down
alone.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Cries
of
“Gammon!”
Line 2
“Don't
believe
it!”
Line 3
“Where's
the
bear?”
Line 4
“If
you
want
to
see
the
bear,
you
must
go
up
into
the
woods.
Line 5
I
couldn't
bring
him
down
alone.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn't bring him down alone.””
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Don't believe it!””
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.”
All words in this reading · 25
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I couldn't bring him down alone.”
bear
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From this reading “Where's the bear?”
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Don't believe it!”
bring
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From this reading I couldn't bring him down alone.”
couldn't
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From this reading I couldn't bring him down alone.”
Cries
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From this reading Cries of “Gammon!”
Don't
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From this reading “Don't believe it!”
down
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From this reading I couldn't bring him down alone.”
Gammon
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From this reading Cries of “Gammon!”
go
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From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I couldn't bring him down alone.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn't bring him down alone.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don't believe it!”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cries of “Gammon!”
see
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From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where's the bear?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.
up
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From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.
want
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From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.
Where's
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From this reading “Where's the bear?”
woods
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From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you want to see the bear, you must go up into the woods.