Chapter XVII
GRIT'S REVENGE. Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables. "Now be careful, Dick," he cautioned. "Don't do anything rash. What are your plans?"
Dick Hamilton's Fortune
Chapter XVII
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GRIT'S
REVENGE.
Peters
soon
had
the
horse
ready,
and
as
Dick
leaped
into
the
saddle
his
father
came
hurrying
out
to
the
stables.
"Now
be
careful,
Dick,"
he
cautioned.
"Don't
do
anything
rash.
What
are
your
plans?"
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Line 1
GRIT'S
REVENGE.
Line 2
Peters
soon
had
the
horse
ready,
and
as
Dick
leaped
into
the
saddle
his
father
came
hurrying
out
to
the
stables.
Line 3
"Now
be
careful,
Dick,"
he
cautioned.
Line 4
"Don't
do
anything
rash.
Line 5
What
are
your
plans?"
Learner Dictionary
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Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"Don't do anything rash.”
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Don't do anything rash.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are your plans?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now be careful, Dick," he cautioned.
came
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
careful
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cautioned
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From this reading "Now be careful, Dick," he cautioned.
Dick
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't do anything rash.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't do anything rash.
father
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
GRIT'S
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From this reading GRIT'S REVENGE.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now be careful, Dick," he cautioned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
horse
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
hurrying
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
leaped
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
Now
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From this reading "Now be careful, Dick," he cautioned.
out
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
Peters
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
plans
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From this reading What are your plans?"
rash
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From this reading "Don't do anything rash.
ready
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
REVENGE
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From this reading GRIT'S REVENGE.
saddle
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
soon
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
stables
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From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peters soon had the horse ready, and as Dick leaped into the saddle his father came hurrying out to the stables.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are your plans?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are your plans?"