Chapter XXI
OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!" "Go up in the air again!" "Has anybody got a gun?" "Start the motor!" These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
Dick Hamilton's Airship
Chapter XXI
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OFF
FOR
THE
PACIFIC
"Look
out
for
him!"
"Go
up
in
the
air
again!"
"Has
anybody
got
a
gun?"
"Start
the
motor!"
These,
and
other
excited
cries,
came
from
those
in
Dick
Hamilton's
airship
as
they
saw
the
charging
buffalo.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
OFF
FOR
THE
PACIFIC
"Look
out
for
him!"
Line 2
"Go
up
in
the
air
again!"
Line 3
"Has
anybody
got
a
gun?"
Line 4
"Start
the
motor!"
Line 5
These,
and
other
excited
cries,
came
from
those
in
Dick
Hamilton's
airship
as
they
saw
the
charging
buffalo.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Go up in the air again!"”
Anybody
pronoun
US /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “"Has anybody got a gun?"”
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.”
Excited
adjective
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has anybody got a gun?"”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Start the motor!"”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.”
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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 "Has anybody got a gun?"
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Go up in the air again!"
air
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From this reading "Go up in the air again!"
airship
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From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "Has anybody got a gun?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
buffalo
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From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
came
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From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
charging
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From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
cries
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From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
Dick
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From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
Go
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From this reading "Go up in the air again!"
got
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From this reading "Has anybody got a gun?"
gun
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From this reading "Has anybody got a gun?"
Hamilton's
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From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has anybody got a gun?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Go up in the air again!"
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
motor
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From this reading "Start the motor!"
OFF
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From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
other
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From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
out
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From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
PACIFIC
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From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
saw
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From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
StartnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Start the motor!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR THE PACIFIC "Look out for him!"
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading These, and other excited cries, came from those in Dick Hamilton's airship as they saw the charging buffalo.
up
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From this reading "Go up in the air again!"