Chapter III
Don nodded and said "_Sh_." "Don't let them intimidate you. Did you see the planes?" More students were turning and glaring and Don's embarrassment grew. "Come on," he said.
And Then the Town Took Off
Chapter III
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Don
nodded
and
said
"_Sh_."
"Don't
let
them
intimidate
you.
Did
you
see
the
planes?"
More
students
were
turning
and
glaring
and
Don's
embarrassment
grew.
"Come
on,"
he
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Don
nodded
and
said
"_Sh_."
Line 2
"Don't
let
them
intimidate
you.
Line 3
Did
you
see
the
planes?"
Line 4
More
students
were
turning
and
glaring
and
Don's
embarrassment
grew.
Line 5
"Come
on,"
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come on," he said.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Don't let them intimidate you.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don nodded and said "_Sh_."”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don nodded and said "_Sh_."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come on," he said.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you see the planes?"
Don
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From this reading Don nodded and said "_Sh_."
Don's
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From this reading More students were turning and glaring and Don's embarrassment grew.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't let them intimidate you.
embarrassment
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glaring
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grew
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come on," he said.
intimidate
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From this reading "Don't let them intimidate you.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't let them intimidate you.
More
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From this reading More students were turning and glaring and Don's embarrassment grew.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don nodded and said "_Sh_."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on," he said.
planes
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From this reading Did you see the planes?"
said
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From this reading Don nodded and said "_Sh_."
see
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From this reading Did you see the planes?"
Sh
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From this reading Don nodded and said "_Sh_."
students
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From this reading More students were turning and glaring and Don's embarrassment grew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did you see the planes?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Don't let them intimidate you.
turning
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From this reading More students were turning and glaring and Don's embarrassment grew.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading More students were turning and glaring and Don's embarrassment grew.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't let them intimidate you.