Chapter X
“Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes. “Run away. We’re busy here.” Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater! Clam-eater!”
The Jungle Book
Chapter X
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“Go
and
find
out,”
said
Sea
Vitch,
shutting
his
eyes.
“Run
away.
We’re
busy
here.”
Kotick
made
his
dolphin-jump
in
the
air
and
shouted
as
loud
as
he
could:
“Clam-eater!
Clam-eater!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Go
and
find
out,”
said
Sea
Vitch,
shutting
his
eyes.
Line 2
“Run
away.
Line 3
We’re
busy
here.”
Line 4
Kotick
made
his
dolphin-jump
in
the
air
and
shouted
as
loud
as
he
could:
“Clam-eater!
Line 5
Clam-eater!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
find
verb
US /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ““Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.”
Collocations
Go andA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
and findA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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air
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From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
away
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From this reading “Run away.
busy
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From this reading We’re busy here.”
Clam-eater
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From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
dolphin-jump
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From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
eyes
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From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
Go
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From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’re busy here.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
Kotick
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From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
loud
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From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
made
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From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
out
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From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
Run
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From this reading “Run away.
said
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From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
Sea
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From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
shutting
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From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kotick made his dolphin-jump in the air and shouted as loud as he could: “Clam-eater!
Vitch
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From this reading “Go and find out,” said Sea Vitch, shutting his eyes.
We're
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From this reading We’re busy here.”