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All Aboard: A Sequel to "The Boat Club"
All Aboard: A Sequel to "The Boat Club"

Chapter VIII

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LITTLE PAUL.
"You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.
"Thank you, Tony; that is noble and generous," replied Frank.
"But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"
"Ay, ay, that it is!" shouted Little Paul.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

All Aboard: A Sequel to "The Boat Club"

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LITTLE PAUL.
Line 2
"You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.
Line 3
"Thank you, Tony; that is noble and generous," replied Frank.
Line 4
"But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"
Line 5
"Ay, ay, that it is!" shouted Little Paul.

Learner Dictionary

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

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading “"But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.”

LITTLE noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LITTLE PAUL.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Thank you, Tony; that is noble and generous," replied Frank.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Ay, ay, that it is!" shouted Little Paul.”

All words in this reading · 35

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alongside

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

Ay

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From this reading "Ay, ay, that it is!" shouted Little Paul.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"

Butterfly

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

came

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

club

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From this reading "But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"

congratulate

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading "But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"

fellows

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From this reading "But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"

Frank

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

generous

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From this reading "Thank you, Tony; that is noble and generous," replied Frank.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Thank you, Tony; that is noble and generous," replied Frank.

isn't

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From this reading "But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"

LITTLEnounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LITTLE PAUL.

noble

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From this reading "Thank you, Tony; that is noble and generous," replied Frank.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "But it is the feeling in our club--isn't it, fellows?"

PAUL

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From this reading LITTLE PAUL.

race

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Thank you, Tony; that is noble and generous," replied Frank.

said

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ay, ay, that it is!" shouted Little Paul.

Thank

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From this reading "Thank you, Tony; that is noble and generous," replied Frank.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Thank you, Tony; that is noble and generous," replied Frank.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

Tony

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

Weston

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

won

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.

Zephyr

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From this reading "You have won the race, Frank, and I congratulate you," said Tony Weston, as the Butterfly came alongside the Zephyr.