Chapter XIII
WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN. "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house. "I thought you had to go to the spring for water." "So we do," said Link. "Why don't you use the well?"
The Young Surveyor
Chapter XIII
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WHY
JACK
DID
NOT
FIRE
AT
THE
PRAIRIE
CHICKEN.
"A
well?"
said
Jack,
as
they
passed
a
curb
behind
the
house.
"I
thought
you
had
to
go
to
the
spring
for
water."
"So
we
do,"
said
Link.
"Why
don't
you
use
the
well?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WHY
JACK
DID
NOT
FIRE
AT
THE
PRAIRIE
CHICKEN.
Line 2
"A
well?"
said
Jack,
as
they
passed
a
curb
behind
the
house.
Line 3
"I
thought
you
had
to
go
to
the
spring
for
water."
Line 4
"So
we
do,"
said
Link.
Line 5
"Why
don't
you
use
the
well?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought you had to go to the spring for water."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.”
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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 "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.
CHICKEN
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From this reading WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
curb
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From this reading "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So we do," said Link.
don't
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From this reading "Why don't you use the well?"
FIRE
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From this reading WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I thought you had to go to the spring for water."
go
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From this reading "I thought you had to go to the spring for water."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I thought you had to go to the spring for water."
house
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From this reading "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you had to go to the spring for water."
JACK
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From this reading WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
Link
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From this reading "So we do," said Link.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.
PRAIRIE
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From this reading WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
said
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From this reading "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So we do," said Link.
spring
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From this reading "I thought you had to go to the spring for water."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought you had to go to the spring for water."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought you had to go to the spring for water."
use
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From this reading "Why don't you use the well?"
water
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From this reading "I thought you had to go to the spring for water."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "So we do," said Link.
well
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From this reading "A well?" said Jack, as they passed a curb behind the house.
WHY
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From this reading WHY JACK DID NOT FIRE AT THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you had to go to the spring for water."