Chapter XXIX
AND BATS. Our innings was over--for thirteen runs. We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain. "Now then, turn out. Send your men into the field.
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AND
BATS.
Our
innings
was
over--for
thirteen
runs.
We
sat
there,
moping
in
a
crowd,
I
among
the
rest,
when
Mr.
Benyon,
bustling
up,
reminded
me
of
my
duties
as
a
captain.
"Now
then,
turn
out.
Send
your
men
into
the
field.
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Line 1
AND
BATS.
Line 2
Our
innings
was
over--for
thirteen
runs.
Line 3
We
sat
there,
moping
in
a
crowd,
I
among
the
rest,
when
Mr.
Benyon,
bustling
up,
reminded
me
of
my
duties
as
a
captain.
Line 4
"Now
then,
turn
out.
Line 5
Send
your
men
into
the
field.
Learner Dictionary
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Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.”
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Our innings was over--for thirteen runs.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.”
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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 We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND BATS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
BATS
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From this reading AND BATS.
Benyon
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
bustling
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
crowd
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
duties
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
field
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From this reading Send your men into the field.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Our innings was over--for thirteen runs.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
innings
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From this reading Our innings was over--for thirteen runs.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Send your men into the field.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
men
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From this reading Send your men into the field.
moping
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
Mr
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
Now
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From this reading "Now then, turn out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our innings was over--for thirteen runs.
out
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From this reading "Now then, turn out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Our innings was over--for thirteen runs.
reminded
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
runs
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From this reading Our innings was over--for thirteen runs.
sat
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
Send
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From this reading Send your men into the field.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
then
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From this reading "Now then, turn out.
there
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
thirteen
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From this reading Our innings was over--for thirteen runs.
turn
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From this reading "Now then, turn out.
up
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From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our innings was over--for thirteen runs.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We sat there, moping in a crowd, I among the rest, when Mr. Benyon, bustling up, reminded me of my duties as a captain.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Send your men into the field.