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Airship Andy
Airship Andy

Chapter XXII · “Go!”

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“Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.
“It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.
“Mr. Parks, stop that man.
He’s a traitor; he’s a villain!”
Tyrrell had heard and seen Andy.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Airship Andy

Chapter XXII · “Go!”

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.
Line 2
“It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.
Line 3
“Mr. Parks, stop that man.
Line 4
He’s a traitor; he’s a villain!”
Line 5
Tyrrell had heard and seen Andy.

Learner Dictionary

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

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.”

All words in this reading · 31

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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 “Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.

amazement

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From this reading “Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

Andy

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From this reading “Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

employer

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From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Tyrrell had heard and seen Andy.

He's

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From this reading He’s a traitor; he’s a villain!”

heard

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From this reading Tyrrell had heard and seen Andy.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.

It's

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From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

John

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From this reading “Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.

man

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From this reading “Mr. Parks, stop that man.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

Mr

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From this reading “Mr. Parks, stop that man.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.

panted

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From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

Parks

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From this reading “Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.

pointing

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From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

seen

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From this reading Tyrrell had heard and seen Andy.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.

stop

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From this reading “Mr. Parks, stop that man.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Mr. Parks, stop that man.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

traitor

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From this reading He’s a traitor; he’s a villain!”

transport

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From this reading “Andy!” shouted John Parks in a transport of amazement.

Tyrrell

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From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

up

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From this reading “It’s me,” panted Andy, running up to his employer and pointing at Tyrrell.

villain

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From this reading He’s a traitor; he’s a villain!”