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Woodcraft

Chapter XV

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TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
"HEY! what's that?"
The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.
His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.
Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Woodcraft

Chapter XV

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Line 2
"HEY! what's that?"
Line 3
The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.
Line 4
His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.
Line 5
Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.”

Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.”

All words in this reading · 58

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alarmed

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

also

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From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

anxious

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

bunk

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From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE.

comfortable

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From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

companion

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From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

consternation

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

Elmer

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

expected

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

fashion

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From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

fat

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From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

hastily

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From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

HEY

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From this reading "HEY! what's that?"

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

jumped

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From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

less

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

lodgings

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From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

more

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

noted

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

out

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From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

satisfaction

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

scrambling

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From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

showed

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

sign

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

SURPRISE

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From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE.

TAKEN

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From this reading TAKEN BY SURPRISE.

tall

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From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "HEY! what's that?"

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

tramp

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From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

up

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From this reading The tall, thin tramp had jumped up from the bunk as he cried out in this fashion.

very

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From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading His fat companion was also hastily scrambling out of his comfortable lodgings.

what's

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From this reading "HEY! what's that?"

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Both of them looked alarmed, but Elmer noted with more or less satisfaction that the very one who might have been expected to be anxious showed the least sign of consternation.