Chapter XII
The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun. There, on the upper step." Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him. "Are you hurt?" she said. "Can you speak?"
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Chapter XII
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The
moment
the
negro
had
departed
Olive
said:
"Pick
up
that
air-gun.
There,
on
the
upper
step."
Then
she
went
to
her
uncle
and
sat
down
by
him.
"Are
you
hurt?"
she
said.
"Can
you
speak?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
The
moment
the
negro
had
departed
Olive
said:
"Pick
up
that
air-gun.
Line 2
There,
on
the
upper
step."
Line 3
Then
she
went
to
her
uncle
and
sat
down
by
him.
Line 4
"Are
you
hurt?"
she
said.
Line 5
"Can
you
speak?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Can you speak?"”
Step
noun
US /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, on the upper step."”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.”
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air-gun
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From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you hurt?" she said.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you speak?"
departed
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From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
down
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From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
hurt
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From this reading "Are you hurt?" she said.
moment
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From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
negro
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From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
Olive
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From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There, on the upper step."
Pick
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said
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From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
sat
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From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
speak
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From this reading "Can you speak?"
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, on the upper step."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
Then
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From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
There
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From this reading There, on the upper step."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
uncle
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From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
up
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From this reading The moment the negro had departed Olive said: "Pick up that air-gun.
upper
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From this reading There, on the upper step."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she went to her uncle and sat down by him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you hurt?" she said.