Chapter XX
BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously. "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson. "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad. I hit one o' dem rascals." "That's what you did.
The Young Treasure Hunter
Chapter XX
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BURYING
THE
TREASURE
"Are
you
hurt?"
cried
Mr.
Baxter
anxiously.
"Jest
a
scratch
on
mah
cheek,"
replied
Johnson.
"But
it
was
so
close,
sah,
dat
it
done
made
me
mad.
I
hit
one
o'
dem
rascals."
"That's
what
you
did.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
BURYING
THE
TREASURE
"Are
you
hurt?"
cried
Mr.
Baxter
anxiously.
Line 2
"Jest
a
scratch
on
mah
cheek,"
replied
Johnson.
Line 3
"But
it
was
so
close,
sah,
dat
it
done
made
me
mad.
Line 4
I
hit
one
o'
dem
rascals."
Line 5
"That's
what
you
did.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I hit one o' dem rascals."”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.”
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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 "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
anxiously
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From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
Baxter
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From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
BURYING
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From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
cheek
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From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
close
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From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
dat
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From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
dem
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From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "That's what you did.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
hit
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From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
hurt
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From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
Jest
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From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
Johnson
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From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
mad
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From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
made
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From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
mah
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From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
Mr
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From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
o
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From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
rascals
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From this reading I hit one o' dem rascals."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
sah
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From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
scratch
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From this reading "Jest a scratch on mah cheek," replied Johnson.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
That's
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From this reading "That's what you did.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
TREASURE
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From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But it was so close, sah, dat it done made me mad.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what you did.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BURYING THE TREASURE "Are you hurt?" cried Mr. Baxter anxiously.