Chapter I
Hurrah for Peter Perry! AUTHOR OF "THE BOTTOM OF THE BREAD PAN," ETC. Tearing off his coat, Tom sprang into the road. It was no other than Peter Perry's dog, Bounce. "A dwarf!"
Hurrah for Peter Perry!
Chapter I
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Hurrah
for
Peter
Perry!
AUTHOR
OF
"THE
BOTTOM
OF
THE
BREAD
PAN,"
ETC.
Tearing
off
his
coat,
Tom
sprang
into
the
road.
It
was
no
other
than
Peter
Perry's
dog,
Bounce.
"A
dwarf!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Hurrah
for
Peter
Perry!
Line 2
AUTHOR
OF
"THE
BOTTOM
OF
THE
BREAD
PAN,"
ETC.
Line 3
Tearing
off
his
coat,
Tom
sprang
into
the
road.
Line 4
It
was
no
other
than
Peter
Perry's
dog,
Bounce.
Line 5
"A
dwarf!"
/ə dwɔːrf/
Learner Dictionary
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Dwarf
noun
US /dwɔːrf/
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading “"A dwarf!"”
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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 dwarf!"
AUTHOR
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BOTTOM
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Bounce
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BREAD
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coat
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dog
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dwarfnounUS /dwɔːrf/
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading "A dwarf!"
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOTTOM OF THE BREAD PAN," ETC.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hurrah for Peter Perry!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tearing off his coat, Tom sprang into the road.
Hurrah
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tearing off his coat, Tom sprang into the road.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no other than Peter Perry's dog, Bounce.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no other than Peter Perry's dog, Bounce.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOTTOM OF THE BREAD PAN," ETC.
off
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other
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PAN
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Perry
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Perry's
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Peter
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road
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sprang
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Tearing
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was no other than Peter Perry's dog, Bounce.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE BOTTOM OF THE BREAD PAN," ETC.
Tom
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From this reading Tearing off his coat, Tom sprang into the road.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no other than Peter Perry's dog, Bounce.