Chapter VII
Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers. "Sheriff," he began, but his tone changed. "I'm overtakin' him!" he said. "He's going to know now. Lay me alongside--" And so they did.
Red Men and White
Chapter VII
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Before
they
could
catch
him
he
fell,
and
the
wet
knife
slid
from
his
fingers.
"Sheriff,"
he
began,
but
his
tone
changed.
"I'm
overtakin'
him!"
he
said.
"He's
going
to
know
now.
Lay
me
alongside--"
And
so
they
did.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Before
they
could
catch
him
he
fell,
and
the
wet
knife
slid
from
his
fingers.
Line 2
"Sheriff,"
he
began,
but
his
tone
changed.
Line 3
"I'm
overtakin'
him!"
he
said.
Line 4
"He's
going
to
know
now.
Line 5
Lay
me
alongside--"
And
so
they
did.
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 “Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sheriff," he began, but his tone changed.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's going to know now.”
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alongside
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From this reading Lay me alongside--" And so they did.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sheriff," he began, but his tone changed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Sheriff," he began, but his tone changed.
catch
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From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
changed
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From this reading "Sheriff," he began, but his tone changed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lay me alongside--" And so they did.
fell
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From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
fingers
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From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
going
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From this reading "He's going to know now.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
He's
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From this reading "He's going to know now.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm overtakin' him!" he said.
knife
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From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's going to know now.
Lay
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From this reading Lay me alongside--" And so they did.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lay me alongside--" And so they did.
now
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From this reading "He's going to know now.
overtakin
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From this reading "I'm overtakin' him!" he said.
said
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From this reading "I'm overtakin' him!" he said.
Sheriff
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From this reading "Sheriff," he began, but his tone changed.
slid
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From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lay me alongside--" And so they did.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's going to know now.
tone
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From this reading "Sheriff," he began, but his tone changed.
wet
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From this reading Before they could catch him he fell, and the wet knife slid from his fingers.