Chapter XIX
“GO!” “Ben, Ben, wake up!” “What is the matter—what has happened?” “The very worst—the Davis quarters is on fire and the _Flyer_ is burning up.” Ben bounded from the mattress on which he lay.
Ben Hardy's flying machine
Chapter XIX
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“GO!”
“Ben,
Ben,
wake
up!”
“What
is
the
matter—what
has
happened?”
“The
very
worst—the
Davis
quarters
is
on
fire
and
the
_Flyer_
is
burning
up.”
Ben
bounded
from
the
mattress
on
which
he
lay.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“GO!”
Line 2
“Ben,
Ben,
wake
up!”
Line 3
“What
is
the
matter—what
has
happened?”
Line 4
“The
very
worst—the
Davis
quarters
is
on
fire
and
the
_Flyer_
is
burning
up.”
Line 5
Ben
bounded
from
the
mattress
on
which
he
lay.
Learner Dictionary
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Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““What is the matter—what has happened?””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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Ben
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bounded
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burning
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Davis
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fire
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Flyer
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ben bounded from the mattress on which he lay.
GO
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From this reading “GO!”
happened
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter—what has happened?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ben bounded from the mattress on which he lay.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter—what has happened?”
lay
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From this reading Ben bounded from the mattress on which he lay.
matter
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mattress
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From this reading Ben bounded from the mattress on which he lay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The very worst—the Davis quarters is on fire and the _Flyer_ is burning up.”
quarters
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From this reading “The very worst—the Davis quarters is on fire and the _Flyer_ is burning up.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What is the matter—what has happened?”
up
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From this reading “Ben, Ben, wake up!”
very
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wake
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From this reading “Ben, Ben, wake up!”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the matter—what has happened?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ben bounded from the mattress on which he lay.
worst
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From this reading “The very worst—the Davis quarters is on fire and the _Flyer_ is burning up.”