Chapter II
What did we do with Homer, eh? Ah, forget it! Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses. Then he asks us to put in a bill. "Bill!" says I.
Shorty McCabe
Chapter II
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What
did
we
do
with
Homer,
eh?
Ah,
forget
it!
Say,
soon's
he
got
back
to
town
and
found
he
could
navigate
'round
by
himself,
he
begins
to
count
up
expenses.
Then
he
asks
us
to
put
in
a
bill.
"Bill!"
says
I.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
What
did
we
do
with
Homer,
eh?
Line 2
Ah,
forget
it!
Line 3
Say,
soon's
he
got
back
to
town
and
found
he
could
navigate
'round
by
himself,
he
begins
to
count
up
expenses.
Line 4
Then
he
asks
us
to
put
in
a
bill.
Line 5
"Bill!"
says
I.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.”
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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 Then he asks us to put in a bill.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, forget it!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
asks
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back
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begins
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From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
bill
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From this reading Then he asks us to put in a bill.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
count
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From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did we do with Homer, eh?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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eh
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expenses
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forget
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From this reading Ah, forget it!
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
got
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From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
Homer
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Bill!" says I.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he asks us to put in a bill.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ah, forget it!
navigate
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From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
put
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From this reading Then he asks us to put in a bill.
round
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From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
Say
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From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
says
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From this reading "Bill!" says I.
soon's
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From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
Then
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From this reading Then he asks us to put in a bill.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
town
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From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
up
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From this reading Say, soon's he got back to town and found he could navigate 'round by himself, he begins to count up expenses.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he asks us to put in a bill.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What did we do with Homer, eh?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did we do with Homer, eh?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What did we do with Homer, eh?