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Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days
Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days

Chapter XIII

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A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
"Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
"You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
That's agin orders, an' I know it.
I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."
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Dick Hamilton's Cadet Days

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.
Line 2
"Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.
Line 3
"You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.
Line 4
That's agin orders, an' I know it.
Line 5
I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."

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 “"Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That's agin orders, an' I know it.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “"Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.”

All words in this reading · 52

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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 A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

agin

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From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.

angry

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

any

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

can't

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

corn

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From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

down

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From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.

Dutton

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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

er

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

ESCAPE

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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

farmer

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

feet

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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

game

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

Hold

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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

how

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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.

I'll

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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.

like

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

lot

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From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

minute

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

Mr

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.

NARROW

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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.

officers

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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

orders

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From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

report

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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."

see

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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."

springing

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From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

stole

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From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.

superior

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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

That's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That's agin orders, an' I know it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A NARROW ESCAPE "Hold on!" cried Dutton, springing to his feet.

trampled

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From this reading "You stole my corn, and trampled a lot of it down.

Wait

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From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

we'll

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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Wait a minute, Mr.--er--Mr.--" "No, you can't come any game like that over me!" cried the angry farmer.

you'll

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From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I'll report to your superior officers, and we'll see how you'll like it."