Chapter VIII
THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died. I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't! But I didn't! I went down the other side. --The Explorer.
Winning the Wilderness
Chapter VIII
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THE
LAST
BRIDGE
BURNED
...Scores
of
better
men
had
died.
I
could
reach
the
township
living,
but--He
knew
what
terrors
tore
me--
But
I
didn't!
But
I
didn't!
I
went
down
the
other
side.
--The
Explorer.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LAST
BRIDGE
BURNED
...Scores
of
better
men
had
died.
Line 2
I
could
reach
the
township
living,
but--He
knew
what
terrors
tore
me--
But
I
didn't!
Line 3
But
I
didn't!
Line 4
I
went
down
the
other
side.
Line 5
--The
Explorer.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!”
LAST
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went down the other side.”
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better
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BRIDGE
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BURNED
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
didn't
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From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
died
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From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
down
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From this reading I went down the other side.
Explorer
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
knew
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From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
living
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From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
men
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From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
other
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From this reading I went down the other side.
reach
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From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
Scores
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side
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From this reading I went down the other side.
terrors
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From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST BRIDGE BURNED ...Scores of better men had died.
tore
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From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
township
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From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went down the other side.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I could reach the township living, but--He knew what terrors tore me-- But I didn't!