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The Sealed Valley
The Sealed Valley

Chapter XII

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The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.
"Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.
"I got it in for you!
I'll fix you good!"
"Come on!" cried Ralph gladly.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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The Sealed Valley

Chapter XII

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.
Line 2
"Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.
Line 3
"I got it in for you!
Line 4
I'll fix you good!"
Line 5
"Come on!" cried Ralph gladly.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come on!" cried Ralph gladly.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I'll fix you good!"”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.”

All words in this reading · 27

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boastfully

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From this reading "Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come on!" cried Ralph gladly.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.

fix

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From this reading I'll fix you good!"

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I got it in for you!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.

gladly

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From this reading "Come on!" cried Ralph gladly.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I'll fix you good!"

got

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From this reading "I got it in for you!

half-breed

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From this reading The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I got it in for you!

I'll

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From this reading I'll fix you good!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I got it in for you!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I got it in for you!

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.

man

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From this reading "Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Come on!" cried Ralph gladly.

out

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From this reading The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.

Ralph

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From this reading "Come on!" cried Ralph gladly.

shadows

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From this reading The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.

stepped

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From this reading The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.

white

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From this reading "Look out, white man!" he cried boastfully.

willows

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From this reading The half-breed stepped from out the shadows of the willows.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I got it in for you!