Chapter IX
"An' I don't want to see anything like it again. That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body. An' Rocky's stick four inches long. The cat got him. You couldn't see one from t'other.
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Chapter IX
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"An'
I
don't
want
to
see
anything
like
it
again.
That
cat'd
bunched
back
an'
down
till
it
had
all
of
six
feet
slack
in
its
body.
An'
Rocky's
stick
four
inches
long.
The
cat
got
him.
You
couldn't
see
one
from
t'other.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"An'
I
don't
want
to
see
anything
like
it
again.
Line 2
That
cat'd
bunched
back
an'
down
till
it
had
all
of
six
feet
slack
in
its
body.
Line 3
An'
Rocky's
stick
four
inches
long.
Line 4
The
cat
got
him.
Line 5
You
couldn't
see
one
from
t'other.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"An' I don't want to see anything like it again.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"An' I don't want to see anything like it again.”
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An' Rocky's stick four inches long.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You couldn't see one from t'other.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
all
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From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
back
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From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
bunched
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From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
cat
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From this reading The cat got him.
cat'd
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From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
couldn't
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From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.
don't
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From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
down
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From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
feet
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From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
four
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From this reading An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.
got
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From this reading The cat got him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cat got him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
inches
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From this reading An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
like
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From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.
Rocky's
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From this reading An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
see
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From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
six
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From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
slack
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From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
stick
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From this reading An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
t'other
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From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cat got him.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
want
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From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.