Chapter XXIV
Neither spoke for some time. At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?" "No--not till I get a-ready. You go 'long an' tend to y'r own business. Don't stan' there an' ketch cold."
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Chapter XXIV
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Neither
spoke
for
some
time.
At
length
she
said
more
gently,
"Ain't
you
comin'
in?"
"No--not
till
I
get
a-ready.
You
go
'long
an'
tend
to
y'r
own
business.
Don't
stan'
there
an'
ketch
cold."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Neither
spoke
for
some
time.
Line 2
At
length
she
said
more
gently,
"Ain't
you
comin'
in?"
Line 3
"No--not
till
I
get
a-ready.
Line 4
You
go
'long
an'
tend
to
y'r
own
business.
Line 5
Don't
stan'
there
an'
ketch
cold."
Learner Dictionary
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Length
noun
US /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading “At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?"”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You go 'long an' tend to y'r own business.”
Neither
determiner
US /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither spoke for some time.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “"No--not till I get a-ready.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Neither spoke for some time.”
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a-ready
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From this reading "No--not till I get a-ready.
Ain't
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From this reading At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You go 'long an' tend to y'r own business.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?"
business
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cold
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comin
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Don't
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Neither spoke for some time.
gently
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get
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From this reading "No--not till I get a-ready.
go
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No--not till I get a-ready.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?"
ketch
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From this reading Don't stan' there an' ketch cold."
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You go 'long an' tend to y'r own business.
more
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From this reading At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?"
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither spoke for some time.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No--not till I get a-ready.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No--not till I get a-ready.
own
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From this reading You go 'long an' tend to y'r own business.
said
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From this reading At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?"
some
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From this reading Neither spoke for some time.
spoke
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From this reading Neither spoke for some time.
stan
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tend
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From this reading You go 'long an' tend to y'r own business.
there
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From this reading Don't stan' there an' ketch cold."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "No--not till I get a-ready.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither spoke for some time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You go 'long an' tend to y'r own business.
y'r
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From this reading You go 'long an' tend to y'r own business.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At length she said more gently, "Ain't you comin' in?"