Chapter XII
"Your father needs a useful man. Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash. The others are raw boys. It looks as if I've got to hit the trail." "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
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"Your
father
needs
a
useful
man.
Jimmy's
steady
on
an
awkward
pitch,
but
sometimes
he's
rash.
The
others
are
raw
boys.
It
looks
as
if
I've
got
to
hit
the
trail."
"Frank
is
not
a
boy,
and
my
father
is
a
famous
climber,"
Laura
rejoined.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Your
father
needs
a
useful
man.
Line 2
Jimmy's
steady
on
an
awkward
pitch,
but
sometimes
he's
rash.
Line 3
The
others
are
raw
boys.
Line 4
It
looks
as
if
I've
got
to
hit
the
trail."
Line 5
"Frank
is
not
a
boy,
and
my
father
is
a
famous
climber,"
Laura
rejoined.
Learner Dictionary
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Rejoined
noun
US /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.”
Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.”
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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 "Your father needs a useful man.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The others are raw boys.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looks as if I've got to hit the trail."
awkward
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From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
boy
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From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
boys
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From this reading The others are raw boys.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
climber
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From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
famous
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From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
father
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From this reading "Your father needs a useful man.
Frank
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From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
got
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he's
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From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
hit
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From this reading It looks as if I've got to hit the trail."
I've
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From this reading It looks as if I've got to hit the trail."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looks as if I've got to hit the trail."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looks as if I've got to hit the trail."
Jimmy's
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From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
Laura
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From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
looks
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From this reading It looks as if I've got to hit the trail."
man
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From this reading "Your father needs a useful man.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
needs
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From this reading "Your father needs a useful man.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
others
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From this reading The others are raw boys.
pitch
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From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
rash
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From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
raw
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From this reading The others are raw boys.
rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Frank is not a boy, and my father is a famous climber," Laura rejoined.
sometimes
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From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
steady
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From this reading Jimmy's steady on an awkward pitch, but sometimes he's rash.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The others are raw boys.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It looks as if I've got to hit the trail."
trail
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From this reading It looks as if I've got to hit the trail."
useful
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From this reading "Your father needs a useful man.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your father needs a useful man.