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Rico and Wiseli
Rico and Wiseli

Chapter XII

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IT STILL GOES ON.
At last Rico also fell asleep.
He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."
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Rico and Wiseli

Chapter XII

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IT STILL GOES ON.
Line 2
At last Rico also fell asleep.
Line 3
He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.
Line 4
All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.
Line 5
One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

Learner Dictionary

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

Descended noun US /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At last Rico also fell asleep.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."”

STILL noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IT STILL GOES ON.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.”

All words in this reading · 48

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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 All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

All

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

also

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From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

asleep

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From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.

awoke

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From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

called

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From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

came

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

descendednounUS /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

down

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From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

driver

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From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

fell

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From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

GOES

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From this reading IT STILL GOES ON.

Greet

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From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

hand

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

happy

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

hold

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From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IT STILL GOES ON.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

kindly

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

lad

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.

lift

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From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IT STILL GOES ON.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

only

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From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

out

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From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

passengers

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

Rico

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From this reading At last Rico also fell asleep.

shook

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

STILLnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading IT STILL GOES ON.

Stineli

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From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

students

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

three

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

very

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From this reading One of them called out, "Greet Stineli very kindly for us."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He only awoke when the driver took hold of him to lift him down.

wished

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From this reading All the passengers descended; and the three students came to the lad, shook him kindly by the hand, and wished a happy journey.