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Chapter XXIII

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BASES FULL!
“First man!” shouted Hurry.
“First man!” echoed Van.
“Let’s get him, gang!”
“No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Bases full!

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BASES FULL!
Line 2
“First man!” shouted Hurry.
Line 3
“First man!” echoed Van.
Line 4
“Let’s get him, gang!”
Line 5
“No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.

Learner Dictionary

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

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““First man!” shouted Hurry.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ““No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““First man!” shouted Hurry.”

All words in this reading · 18

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BASES

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From this reading BASES FULL!

echoed

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From this reading “First man!” echoed Van.

FirstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “First man!” shouted Hurry.

FULL

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From this reading BASES FULL!

gang

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From this reading “Let’s get him, gang!”

get

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From this reading “Let’s get him, gang!”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Let’s get him, gang!”

Hurry

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From this reading “First man!” shouted Hurry.

Let's

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From this reading “Let’s get him, gang!”

man

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From this reading “First man!” shouted Hurry.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.

Pat

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From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.

proclaimed

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From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.

reaches

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From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “First man!” shouted Hurry.

Tyson

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From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.

Van

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From this reading “First man!” echoed Van.