Chapter XIX
ONISTAH READS SIGN McRae fitted Jessie's snowshoes. "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously. "Yes, Father." The hunter turned to Onistah. "She's in your care, lad.
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ONISTAH
READS
SIGN
McRae
fitted
Jessie's
snowshoes.
"You'll
be
hame
before
the
dark,
lass,"
he
said,
a
little
anxiously.
"Yes,
Father."
The
hunter
turned
to
Onistah.
"She's
in
your
care,
lad.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ONISTAH
READS
SIGN
McRae
fitted
Jessie's
snowshoes.
Line 2
"You'll
be
hame
before
the
dark,
lass,"
he
said,
a
little
anxiously.
Line 3
"Yes,
Father."
Line 4
The
hunter
turned
to
Onistah.
Line 5
"She's
in
your
care,
lad.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.”
Fitted
adjective
US /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “ONISTAH READS SIGN McRae fitted Jessie's snowshoes.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.”
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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 "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
anxiously
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From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
care
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From this reading "She's in your care, lad.
dark
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From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
Father
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From this reading "Yes, Father."
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading ONISTAH READS SIGN McRae fitted Jessie's snowshoes.
hame
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From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
hunter
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From this reading The hunter turned to Onistah.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She's in your care, lad.
Jessie's
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From this reading ONISTAH READS SIGN McRae fitted Jessie's snowshoes.
lad
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From this reading "She's in your care, lad.
lass
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From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
McRae
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From this reading ONISTAH READS SIGN McRae fitted Jessie's snowshoes.
ONISTAH
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From this reading ONISTAH READS SIGN McRae fitted Jessie's snowshoes.
READS
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From this reading ONISTAH READS SIGN McRae fitted Jessie's snowshoes.
said
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From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
She's
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From this reading "She's in your care, lad.
SIGN
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From this reading ONISTAH READS SIGN McRae fitted Jessie's snowshoes.
snowshoes
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From this reading ONISTAH READS SIGN McRae fitted Jessie's snowshoes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hunter turned to Onistah.
turned
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From this reading The hunter turned to Onistah.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Father."
You'll
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From this reading "You'll be hame before the dark, lass," he said, a little anxiously.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She's in your care, lad.