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Messenger No. 48
Messenger No. 48

Chapter XIII

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THE SNARE "What's the matter?"
Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.
"Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.
"Yes; has there been an answer?"
"I should say so.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Messenger No. 48

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SNARE "What's the matter?"
Line 2
Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.
Line 3
"Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.
Line 4
"Yes; has there been an answer?"
Line 5
"I should say so.

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 “"Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"Yes; has there been an answer?"”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “"Yes; has there been an answer?"”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.”

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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 Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

Albany

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From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Yes; has there been an answer?"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

answer

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From this reading "Yes; has there been an answer?"

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

arose

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From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Yes; has there been an answer?"

chief

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From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

eyes

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From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

fellow

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From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "Yes; has there been an answer?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I should say so.

Jet

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From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

matter

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From this reading THE SNARE "What's the matter?"

men

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From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

message

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From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

police

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From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

posture

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From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

rubbed

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From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

say

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From this reading "I should say so.

sent

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From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "I should say so.

sitting

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From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

SNARE

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From this reading THE SNARE "What's the matter?"

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "I should say so.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SNARE "What's the matter?"

there

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From this reading "Yes; has there been an answer?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Jet cried, as he arose to a sitting posture, and rubbed his eyes.

What's

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From this reading THE SNARE "What's the matter?"

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.

Yes

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From this reading "Yes; has there been an answer?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Are you the fellow who sent a message to the Albany chief of police?" one of the men asked.