Chapter IX
How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest. A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again. Bulger’s opposition. How I deceived him. We take our departure.
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How
I
grew
weary
of
travel
and
resolved
to
settle
down
for
a
long
rest.
A
quiet
life
however
soon
tires
me,
and
I
desire
to
set
out
again.
Bulger’s
opposition.
How
I
deceived
him.
We
take
our
departure.
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Travels and Adventures of Little Baron Trump and His Wonderful Dog Bulger
Chapter IX
Reading 1/102 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
How
I
grew
weary
of
travel
and
resolved
to
settle
down
for
a
long
rest.
Line 2
A
quiet
life
however
soon
tires
me,
and
I
desire
to
set
out
again.
Line 3
Bulger’s
opposition.
Line 4
How
I
deceived
him.
Line 5
We
take
our
departure.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.”
However
adverb
US /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We take our departure.”
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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 How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.
Bulger's
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deceived
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departure
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desire
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down
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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grew
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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How
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From this reading How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.
opposition
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From this reading Bulger’s opposition.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We take our departure.
out
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From this reading A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.
quiet
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resolved
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From this reading How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How I grew weary of travel and resolved to settle down for a long rest.
set
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settle
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soon
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From this reading A quiet life however soon tires me, and I desire to set out again.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We take our departure.
tires
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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travel
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WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We take our departure.
weary
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