Chapter IX
"_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret. Jardine nodded meaningly. "I've thought aboot Bob! The warden was after him and he lit oot. There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"
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"_Bob_
would
not
get
excited
and
he
can
hit
a
jumping
deer,"
said
Margaret.
Jardine
nodded
meaningly.
"I've
thought
aboot
Bob!
The
warden
was
after
him
and
he
lit
oot.
There's
the
puzzle
for
the
police;
three
o'
the
party
quit!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"_Bob_
would
not
get
excited
and
he
can
hit
a
jumping
deer,"
said
Margaret.
Line 2
Jardine
nodded
meaningly.
Line 3
"I've
thought
aboot
Bob!
Line 4
The
warden
was
after
him
and
he
lit
oot.
Line 5
There's
the
puzzle
for
the
police;
three
o'
the
party
quit!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “The warden was after him and he lit oot.”
Excited
adjective
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “"_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jardine nodded meaningly.”
Party
noun
US /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've thought aboot Bob!”
Warden
noun
US /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading “The warden was after him and he lit oot.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.”
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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 "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
aboot
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From this reading "I've thought aboot Bob!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The warden was after him and he lit oot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
Bob
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From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
deer
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From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"
get
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From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The warden was after him and he lit oot.
hit
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From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
I've
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From this reading "I've thought aboot Bob!
Jardine
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From this reading Jardine nodded meaningly.
jumping
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From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
lit
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From this reading The warden was after him and he lit oot.
Margaret
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From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
meaningly
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From this reading Jardine nodded meaningly.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jardine nodded meaningly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
o
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From this reading There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"
oot
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From this reading The warden was after him and he lit oot.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"
police
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From this reading There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"
puzzle
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From this reading There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"
quit
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From this reading There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"
said
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From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The warden was after him and he lit oot.
There's
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From this reading There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've thought aboot Bob!
three
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From this reading There's the puzzle for the police; three o' the party quit!"
wardennounUS /ˈwɔːr.dən/
The chief official or governor in charge of a prison institution.
From this reading The warden was after him and he lit oot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The warden was after him and he lit oot.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "_Bob_ would not get excited and he can hit a jumping deer," said Margaret.