Chapter IX
“Dorn out,” said the girl. “When did she go out?” “Last night.” “Were you all alone here last night?” “Yes!”
Under the Redwoods
Chapter IX
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“Dorn
out,”
said
the
girl.
“When
did
she
go
out?”
“Last
night.”
“Were
you
all
alone
here
last
night?”
“Yes!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Dorn
out,”
said
the
girl.
Line 2
“When
did
she
go
out?”
Line 3
“Last
night.”
Line 4
“Were
you
all
alone
here
last
night?”
Line 5
“Yes!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Were you all alone here last night?””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Were you all alone here last night?””
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Last night.””
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all
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From this reading “Were you all alone here last night?”
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Were you all alone here last night?”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “When did she go out?”
Dorn
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From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
girl
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From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
go
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From this reading “When did she go out?”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Were you all alone here last night?”
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Last night.”
night
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From this reading “Last night.”
out
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From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
said
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From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When did she go out?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dorn out,” said the girl.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you all alone here last night?”
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “When did she go out?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you all alone here last night?”