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Doing and Daring

Chapter IX

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"Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
"Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.
More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
"Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Doing and Daring

Chapter IX

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.
Line 2
"Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.
Line 3
They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.
Line 4
More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.
Line 5
"Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “"Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.”

Drew noun US /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “"Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.”

Skeleton noun US /skeleton/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “"Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.”

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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 "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

all

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From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

back

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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

branches

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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

closed

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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

draw

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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

drewnounUS /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

eat

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From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

edging

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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

enter

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

flung

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

gazed

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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.

general

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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

giant

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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.

gloom

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

hand

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From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.

hill

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

Hirpington

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From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

inclination

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

From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

loath

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

man

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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

More

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From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.

movement

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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

Mr

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From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.

pointing

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From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

ranks

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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.

scaled

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

scarecrow

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

see

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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

showed

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From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

skeleton

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

From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.

slowly

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

From this reading "Do you see that?" and a general movement showed the inclination to draw back, one man slowly edging his way behind another.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

thirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

together

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

trees

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

tremendous

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From this reading "Look at that poor scarecrow!" cried a third, as they scaled the hill and drew together as if loath to enter the gloom of the shadow flung by those tremendous trees.

upwards

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From this reading They gazed upwards at the giant branches, and closed ranks.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.

way

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From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.

whitened

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From this reading More than one hand was pointing to the whitened skeleton.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Are you sure you did not eat it all by the way?" asked another of Mr. Hirpington.