Chapter XIII
"At Dawson comes the man. Which way he come I do not know. Only do I know he is _checha-quo_--what you call tenderfoot. His hands are soft, just like hers. He never do hard work.
Love of Life, and Other Stories
Chapter XIII
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"At
Dawson
comes
the
man.
Which
way
he
come
I
do
not
know.
Only
do
I
know
he
is
_checha-quo_--what
you
call
tenderfoot.
His
hands
are
soft,
just
like
hers.
He
never
do
hard
work.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"At
Dawson
comes
the
man.
Line 2
Which
way
he
come
I
do
not
know.
Line 3
Only
do
I
know
he
is
_checha-quo_--what
you
call
tenderfoot.
Line 4
His
hands
are
soft,
just
like
hers.
Line 5
He
never
do
hard
work.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Which way he come I do not know.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His hands are soft, just like hers.”
Hers
pronoun
US /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “His hands are soft, just like hers.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Which way he come I do not know.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He never do hard work.”
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His hands are soft, just like hers.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At Dawson comes the man.
call
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From this reading Only do I know he is _checha-quo_--what you call tenderfoot.
checha-quo
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From this reading Only do I know he is _checha-quo_--what you call tenderfoot.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Which way he come I do not know.
comes
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From this reading "At Dawson comes the man.
Dawson
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From this reading "At Dawson comes the man.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Which way he come I do not know.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands are soft, just like hers.
hard
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From this reading He never do hard work.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Which way he come I do not know.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His hands are soft, just like hers.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands are soft, just like hers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Which way he come I do not know.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only do I know he is _checha-quo_--what you call tenderfoot.
just
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From this reading His hands are soft, just like hers.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Which way he come I do not know.
like
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From this reading His hands are soft, just like hers.
man
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From this reading "At Dawson comes the man.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He never do hard work.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Which way he come I do not know.
Only
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From this reading Only do I know he is _checha-quo_--what you call tenderfoot.
soft
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From this reading His hands are soft, just like hers.
tenderfoot
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From this reading Only do I know he is _checha-quo_--what you call tenderfoot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "At Dawson comes the man.
way
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From this reading Which way he come I do not know.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Only do I know he is _checha-quo_--what you call tenderfoot.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which way he come I do not know.
work
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From this reading He never do hard work.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Only do I know he is _checha-quo_--what you call tenderfoot.