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The Quirt

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/84 · 5 lines
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"Yes.
Sure, they do.
I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.
Come on--it ain't far."
To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Quirt

Chapter II

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Yes.
Line 2
Sure, they do.
/sure ðeɪ duː/
Line 3
I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.
Line 4
Come on--it ain't far."
Line 5
To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come on--it ain't far."”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sure, they do.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.”

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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 I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

agreeing

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

agreement

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

ain't

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From this reading Come on--it ain't far."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come on--it ain't far."

consented

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Sure, they do.

down

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From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

far

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From this reading Come on--it ain't far."

ground

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

hole

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

I'll

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From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Come on--it ain't far."

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

Lone

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

Lorraine

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

mount

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

needed

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Come on--it ain't far."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

piece

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From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

rabbit

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

ride

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

road

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From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

said

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

see

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

show

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From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

SurenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sure, they do.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sure, they do.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

walked

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From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading To see a rabbit hole in the ground, Lorraine consented to mount and ride while Lone walked beside her, agreeing with everything she said that needed agreement.

Yes

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From this reading "Yes.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I'll _show_ you one, down the road here a little piece.