Chapter III
"_Hau_! Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades. But before this could happen I leaped to the spot. "Hold!" I roared, extending my stick.
The White Shield
Chapter III
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"_Hau_!
Throw
it
up,
Mgwali!"
cried
those
who
stood
by,
gripping
their
assegais
ready
to
receive
its
little
body
on
the
blades.
But
before
this
could
happen
I
leaped
to
the
spot.
"Hold!"
I
roared,
extending
my
stick.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"_Hau_!
Line 2
Throw
it
up,
Mgwali!"
cried
those
who
stood
by,
gripping
their
assegais
ready
to
receive
its
little
body
on
the
blades.
Line 3
But
before
this
could
happen
I
leaped
to
the
spot.
Line 4
"Hold!"
Line 5
I
roared,
extending
my
stick.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.”
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.”
Roared
noun
US /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I roared, extending my stick.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.”
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assegais
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From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.
blades
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From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
extending
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From this reading I roared, extending my stick.
gripping
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From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
happen
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From this reading But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.
Hau
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From this reading "_Hau_!
Hold
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From this reading "Hold!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
leaped
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From this reading But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
Mgwali
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From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I roared, extending my stick.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
ready
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From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
receive
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From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I roared, extending my stick.
spot
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From this reading But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.
stick
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From this reading I roared, extending my stick.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But before this could happen I leaped to the spot.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
Throw
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From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
up
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From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Throw it up, Mgwali!" cried those who stood by, gripping their assegais ready to receive its little body on the blades.