Chapter VIII
"Then we'll have to find her. Lone, can you come and help?" "The Swede and me'll both help," Lone volunteered. "Jim and Sorry can wait here for the coroner. We ought to find her without any trouble, much.
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Chapter VIII
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"Then
we'll
have
to
find
her.
Lone,
can
you
come
and
help?"
"The
Swede
and
me'll
both
help,"
Lone
volunteered.
"Jim
and
Sorry
can
wait
here
for
the
coroner.
We
ought
to
find
her
without
any
trouble,
much.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Then
we'll
have
to
find
her.
Line 2
Lone,
can
you
come
and
help?"
Line 3
"The
Swede
and
me'll
both
help,"
Lone
volunteered.
Line 4
"Jim
and
Sorry
can
wait
here
for
the
coroner.
Line 5
We
ought
to
find
her
without
any
trouble,
much.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lone, can you come and help?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Then we'll have to find her.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lone, can you come and help?"”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jim and Sorry can wait here for the coroner.”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “We ought to find her without any trouble, much.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “We ought to find her without any trouble, much.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lone, can you come and help?"
any
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From this reading We ought to find her without any trouble, much.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "The Swede and me'll both help," Lone volunteered.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Lone, can you come and help?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone, can you come and help?"
coroner
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry can wait here for the coroner.
find
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From this reading "Then we'll have to find her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Jim and Sorry can wait here for the coroner.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Then we'll have to find her.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lone, can you come and help?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then we'll have to find her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jim and Sorry can wait here for the coroner.
Jim
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry can wait here for the coroner.
Lone
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From this reading Lone, can you come and help?"
me'll
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From this reading "The Swede and me'll both help," Lone volunteered.
much
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From this reading We ought to find her without any trouble, much.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading We ought to find her without any trouble, much.
Sorry
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry can wait here for the coroner.
Swede
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From this reading "The Swede and me'll both help," Lone volunteered.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Swede and me'll both help," Lone volunteered.
Then
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From this reading "Then we'll have to find her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then we'll have to find her.
trouble
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From this reading We ought to find her without any trouble, much.
volunteered
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From this reading "The Swede and me'll both help," Lone volunteered.
wait
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From this reading "Jim and Sorry can wait here for the coroner.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ought to find her without any trouble, much.
we'll
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From this reading "Then we'll have to find her.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We ought to find her without any trouble, much.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lone, can you come and help?"