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Airship Andy

Chapter I

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The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.
12mo.
Cloth.
Illustrated.
“Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Airship Andy

Chapter I

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.
Line 2
12mo.
Line 3
Cloth.
Line 4
Illustrated.
Line 5
“Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

COMRADES noun US /ˈkɑːmrædz/

people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers

From this reading “The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.””

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading ““Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.””

All words in this reading · 26

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12

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From this reading 12mo.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

Andy

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From this reading “Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.”

AUTHOR

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

BOB

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

Boy

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

Brave

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

CASTAWAY

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

Cloth

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From this reading Cloth.

COMRADESnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/

people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers

From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

ETC

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

FARM

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

Hand

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From this reading “Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.”

Illustrated

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From this reading Illustrated.

Luck

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

mo

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From this reading 12mo.

money

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From this reading “Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.”

Nelson

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From this reading “Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

ONLY

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.”

SADDLE

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

TELEPHONE

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Hand over that money, Andy Nelson.”

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.

TOM

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From this reading The Luck of a Brave Boy AUTHOR OF “ONLY A FARM BOY,” “BOB THE CASTAWAY,” “COMRADES OF THE SADDLE,” “TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY,” ETC.