Chapter IV
ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement. "Your cabin entered!" exclaimed Joe. "What do you say to that, Luke?" "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke. "What was taken?"
A Cousin's Conspiracy
Chapter IV
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ALONE
IN
THE
WORLD
Joe
Marks
and
Luke
Robbins
looked
at
each
other
in
amazement.
"Your
cabin
entered!"
exclaimed
Joe.
"What
do
you
say
to
that,
Luke?"
"I
did
not
know
there
were
any
thieves
round
here,"
answered
Luke.
"What
was
taken?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
ALONE
IN
THE
WORLD
Joe
Marks
and
Luke
Robbins
looked
at
each
other
in
amazement.
Line 2
"Your
cabin
entered!"
exclaimed
Joe.
Line 3
"What
do
you
say
to
that,
Luke?"
Line 4
"I
did
not
know
there
were
any
thieves
round
here,"
answered
Luke.
Line 5
"What
was
taken?"
Learner Dictionary
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ALONE
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.”
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ALONEnounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
amazement
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From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
any
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From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
cabin
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From this reading "Your cabin entered!" exclaimed Joe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you say to that, Luke?"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
entered
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From this reading "Your cabin entered!" exclaimed Joe.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Your cabin entered!" exclaimed Joe.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
Joe
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From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
Luke
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From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
Marks
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From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
other
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From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
Robbins
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From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
round
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From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
say
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From this reading "What do you say to that, Luke?"
taken
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From this reading "What was taken?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What do you say to that, Luke?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
there
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From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
thieves
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From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What do you say to that, Luke?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was taken?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I did not know there were any thieves round here," answered Luke.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you say to that, Luke?"
WORLD
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From this reading ALONE IN THE WORLD Joe Marks and Luke Robbins looked at each other in amazement.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you say to that, Luke?"
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your cabin entered!" exclaimed Joe.