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Little Bobtail
Little Bobtail

Chapter XI

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THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL.
Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.
He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.
"Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.
"We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Little Bobtail

Chapter XI

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL.
Line 2
Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.
Line 3
He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.
Line 4
"Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.
Line 5
"We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.”

All words in this reading · 64

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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 He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

aid

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

any

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From this reading "We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

beautiful

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

better

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From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

BILL

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL.

board

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

boat

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From this reading "We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.

Bob

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From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

Bobtail

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

breeze

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

call

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

Camden

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From this reading "We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.

difficulties

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

DOLLAR

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL.

Don't

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From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

felt

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

FIVE

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

friend

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

gathering

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

gradually

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

HUNDRED

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From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

increased

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

keep

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From this reading "We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.

kites

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

light

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

LittlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

meeting

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

Monkey

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From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

out

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From this reading "We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.

piled

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

powerful

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

run

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From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

speed

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

tempted

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From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He felt that he had a powerful friend on board of her, and he was tempted to call in his aid in meeting the difficulties that seemed to be gathering before him.

watched

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

way

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From this reading "We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We can keep out of the way of any boat in Camden.

we'd

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From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.

yacht

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From this reading Little Bobtail watched the beautiful yacht as she piled on her "kites" and gradually increased her speed in the light breeze.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Don't you think we'd better run for it, Bob?" asked Monkey.