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All Aboard: A Sequel to "The Boat Club"
All Aboard: A Sequel to "The Boat Club"

Chapter IV

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UP THE RIVER.
At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
"Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
"We will go up the lake again."
"Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

All Aboard: A Sequel to "The Boat Club"

Chapter IV

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

Line 1
UP THE RIVER.
Line 2
At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.
Line 3
"Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.
Line 4
"We will go up the lake again."
Line 5
"Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"We will go up the lake again."”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.”

Hearty adjective US /ˈhɑrti/

large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal

From this reading “At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading “"Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.”

All words in this reading · 35

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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 "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "We will go up the lake again."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

boats

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From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

Bunker

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From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.

cheers

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From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

end

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From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

Fred

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From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.

giving

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From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

go

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From this reading "We will go up the lake again."

going

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From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.

Harper

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From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.

heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑrti/

large, enthusiastic, and satisfying, especially of a meal

From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

lake

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From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

now

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From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

other

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From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

race

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From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.

RIVER

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From this reading UP THE RIVER.

separated

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From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

suggested

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From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.

SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading UP THE RIVER.

three

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From this reading At the end of the lake the boats separated, after giving each other three hearty cheers.

Tim

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From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.

try

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From this reading "Suppose we try a race?" suggested Fred Harper.

UP

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From this reading UP THE RIVER.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We will go up the lake again."

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "We will go up the lake again."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Where are you going now?" asked Tim Bunker.