Chapter II
"Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this. All we can do is to run." The others looked at him silently. "She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful. "She rides like a chip.
The Young Alaskans
Chapter II
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"Boys,"
said
Rob,
his
face
perhaps
a
trifle
pale,
"we
can't
get
out
of
this.
All
we
can
do
is
to
run."
The
others
looked
at
him
silently.
"She's
a
splendid
boat,"
went
on
Rob,
trying
to
be
cheerful.
"She
rides
like
a
chip.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Boys,"
said
Rob,
his
face
perhaps
a
trifle
pale,
"we
can't
get
out
of
this.
Line 2
All
we
can
do
is
to
run."
Line 3
The
others
looked
at
him
silently.
Line 4
"She's
a
splendid
boat,"
went
on
Rob,
trying
to
be
cheerful.
Line 5
"She
rides
like
a
chip.
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The others looked at him silently.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.”
Trifle
noun
US /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “"Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful.”
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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 "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
All
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From this reading All we can do is to run."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The others looked at him silently.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful.
boat
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From this reading "She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful.
Boys
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From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All we can do is to run."
can't
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From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
cheerful
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From this reading "She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful.
chip
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From this reading "She rides like a chip.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All we can do is to run."
face
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From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
get
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From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The others looked at him silently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All we can do is to run."
like
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From this reading "She rides like a chip.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The others looked at him silently.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful.
others
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From this reading The others looked at him silently.
out
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From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
pale
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From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
perhaps
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From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
rides
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From this reading "She rides like a chip.
Rob
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From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
run
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From this reading All we can do is to run."
said
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From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She rides like a chip.
She's
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From this reading "She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful.
silently
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From this reading The others looked at him silently.
splendid
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From this reading "She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The others looked at him silently.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All we can do is to run."
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
trying
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From this reading "She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Boys," said Rob, his face perhaps a trifle pale, "we can't get out of this.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She's a splendid boat," went on Rob, trying to be cheerful.