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The Young Surveyor
The Young Surveyor

Chapter XIV

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SNOWFOOT'S NEW OWNER.
Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
Co' jock! co' jock!"
There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Young Surveyor

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SNOWFOOT'S NEW OWNER.
Line 2
Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
Line 3
Co' jock! co' jock!"
Line 4
There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
Line 5
But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

Learner Dictionary

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

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”

Whistle noun US /ˈwhistle/

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

From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”

All words in this reading · 45

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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 Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

apart

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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

call

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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

called

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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

Co

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From this reading Co' jock! co' jock!"

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

ears

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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

familiar

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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

far

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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

feeding

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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

fence

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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

gave

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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

gun

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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

head

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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

heeded

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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

horses

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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

Jack

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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

jock

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From this reading Co' jock! co' jock!"

leaped

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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

lifted

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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

NEW

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From this reading SNOWFOOT'S NEW OWNER.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

only

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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

OWNER

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From this reading SNOWFOOT'S NEW OWNER.

pasture

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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

pricked

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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

Snowfoot

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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

SNOWFOOT'S

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From this reading SNOWFOOT'S NEW OWNER.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

There

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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

two

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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

up

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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.

whinny

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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.

whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/

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

From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.