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Jack the runaway
Jack the runaway

Chapter V

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A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
“We had a dandy game,” he went on.
“Your catching glove is nifty!”
“Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
“We waited as long as we could for you.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Jack the runaway

Chapter V

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
Line 2
“We had a dandy game,” he went on.
Line 3
“Your catching glove is nifty!”
Line 4
“Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
Line 5
“We waited as long as we could for you.

Learner Dictionary

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

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading ““We waited as long as we could for you.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““We waited as long as we could for you.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading ““Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““We had a dandy game,” he went on.”

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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 SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

ACCUSATION

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

Berwick

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

came

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

catching

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From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “We waited as long as we could for you.

dandy

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From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “We waited as long as we could for you.

Fred

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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.

game

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From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.

glove

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From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.

hero

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

Hey

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”

Jack

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We waited as long as we could for you.

Monday

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

Morton

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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.

nifty

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From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

played

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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.

Sam

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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.

Saturday

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

school

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

SERIOUS

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

Tom

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

waited

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From this reading “We waited as long as we could for you.

Walton

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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

yard

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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”