Chapter XXI
"What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?" "None. "Pass me that whip!" ordered Fred. There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that. "He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.
The Ivory Trail
Chapter XXI
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"What
orders
did
he
give
you
besides
to
tell
these
lies
about
German
conquest?"
"None.
"Pass
me
that
whip!"
ordered
Fred.
There
was
no
whip,
but
the
Baganda
could
not
know
that.
"He
gave
the
same
order
to
all
of
us,"
he
yelled.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
orders
did
he
give
you
besides
to
tell
these
lies
about
German
conquest?"
Line 2
"None.
/nʌn/
Line 3
"Pass
me
that
whip!"
ordered
Fred.
Line 4
There
was
no
whip,
but
the
Baganda
could
not
know
that.
Line 5
"He
gave
the
same
order
to
all
of
us,"
he
yelled.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"”
Besides
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “"What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None.”
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
all
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From this reading "He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.
Baganda
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From this reading There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.
conquest
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From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
Fred
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From this reading "Pass me that whip!" ordered Fred.
gave
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From this reading "He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.
German
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From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
give
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From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.
lies
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From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pass me that whip!" ordered Fred.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "None.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.
ordered
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From this reading "Pass me that whip!" ordered Fred.
orders
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From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
Pass
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From this reading "Pass me that whip!" ordered Fred.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Pass me that whip!" ordered Fred.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.
There
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From this reading There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no whip, but the Baganda could not know that.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"
whip
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From this reading "Pass me that whip!" ordered Fred.
yelled
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From this reading "He gave the same order to all of us," he yelled.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What orders did he give you besides to tell these lies about German conquest?"