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Two sailor lads
Two sailor lads

Chapter V

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AT THE FISHERMAN'S CAVE--FRED'S AQUARIUM.
"And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"
"Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."
"Toddie," said Fred, "take your thumb out of your mouth."
"Come to me both of you.
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Two sailor lads

Chapter V

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AT THE FISHERMAN'S CAVE--FRED'S AQUARIUM.
Line 2
"And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"
Line 3
"Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."
Line 4
"Toddie," said Fred, "take your thumb out of your mouth."
Line 5
"Come to me both of you.
/come tuː miː boʊθ ʌv juː/

Learner Dictionary

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

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “"Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come to me both of you.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"”

Saved noun US /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Toddie," said Fred, "take your thumb out of your mouth."”

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

AQUARIUM

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From this reading AT THE FISHERMAN'S CAVE--FRED'S AQUARIUM.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT THE FISHERMAN'S CAVE--FRED'S AQUARIUM.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading "Come to me both of you.

brave

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From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

CAVE

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From this reading AT THE FISHERMAN'S CAVE--FRED'S AQUARIUM.

children

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From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come to me both of you.

daddy's

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From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

darling's

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From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

dear

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From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

Fielding

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From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

FISHERMAN'S

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From this reading AT THE FISHERMAN'S CAVE--FRED'S AQUARIUM.

Fred

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From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

FRED'S

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From this reading AT THE FISHERMAN'S CAVE--FRED'S AQUARIUM.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

hiding

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From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

legs

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From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

mamma

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From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Come to me both of you.

mouth

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From this reading "Toddie," said Fred, "take your thumb out of your mouth."

Mrs

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From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Toddie," said Fred, "take your thumb out of your mouth."

out

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From this reading "Toddie," said Fred, "take your thumb out of your mouth."

said

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From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

savednounUS /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Toddie," said Fred, "take your thumb out of your mouth."

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AT THE FISHERMAN'S CAVE--FRED'S AQUARIUM.

thumb

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From this reading "Toddie," said Fred, "take your thumb out of your mouth."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Come to me both of you.

Toddie

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From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "And where," said Mrs. Fielding, "are the dear brave children who saved my darling's life?"

yonder

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Here is Fred, mamma, and yonder is Toddie, hiding behind her daddy's legs."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Come to me both of you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Toddie," said Fred, "take your thumb out of your mouth."