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America First

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/87 · 5 lines
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This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.
"Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."
Danny started.
"I didn't do it, sir," he said in embarrassment.
"Mr. Gordon and Willard McKenzie captured the man.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

America First

Chapter II

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.
Line 2
"Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."
Line 3
Danny started.
Line 4
"I didn't do it, sir," he said in embarrassment.
Line 5
"Mr. Gordon and Willard McKenzie captured the man.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.

captured

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From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

court

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From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

Daniel

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From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

Danny

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From this reading This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.

didn't

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From this reading "I didn't do it, sir," he said in embarrassment.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I didn't do it, sir," he said in embarrassment.

embarrassment

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From this reading "I didn't do it, sir," he said in embarrassment.

Gordon

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From this reading "Mr. Gordon and Willard McKenzie captured the man.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

how

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From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I didn't do it, sir," he said in embarrassment.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I didn't do it, sir," he said in embarrassment.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I didn't do it, sir," he said in embarrassment.

judge

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From this reading This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.

man

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From this reading "Mr. Gordon and Willard McKenzie captured the man.

McKenzie

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From this reading "Mr. Gordon and Willard McKenzie captured the man.

Mr

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From this reading "Mr. Gordon and Willard McKenzie captured the man.

now

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From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

operator

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From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

said

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From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

satisfactory

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From this reading This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.

sir

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From this reading "I didn't do it, sir," he said in embarrassment.

started

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From this reading Danny started.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.

turned

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From this reading This seemed satisfactory, and the judge turned to Danny.

Willard

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From this reading "Mr. Gordon and Willard McKenzie captured the man.

wireless

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From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Come here, Daniel," he said, "and tell the court now how you captured your wireless operator."