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Bob the Castaway
Bob the Castaway

Chapter XV

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THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.
"Oh!
Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill when the boy reached the deck.
"You've given me such a fright!"
"I didn't mean to," replied Bob honestly enough.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Bob the Castaway

Chapter XV

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.
Line 2
"Oh!
Line 3
Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill when the boy reached the deck.
Line 4
"You've given me such a fright!"
Line 5
"I didn't mean to," replied Bob honestly enough.

Learner Dictionary

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

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I didn't mean to," replied Bob honestly enough.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.”

All words in this reading · 38

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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 THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

allowed

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

Bob

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

boy

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From this reading Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill when the boy reached the deck.

came

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

deck

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From this reading Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill when the boy reached the deck.

didn't

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From this reading "I didn't mean to," replied Bob honestly enough.

down

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

enough

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From this reading "I didn't mean to," replied Bob honestly enough.

exclaimed

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From this reading Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill when the boy reached the deck.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

fright

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From this reading "You've given me such a fright!"

given

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From this reading "You've given me such a fright!"

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

honestly

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From this reading "I didn't mean to," replied Bob honestly enough.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I didn't mean to," replied Bob honestly enough.

longer

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

maintop

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "You've given me such a fright!"

mean

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From this reading "I didn't mean to," replied Bob honestly enough.

Mr

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From this reading Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill when the boy reached the deck.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh!

reached

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From this reading Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill when the boy reached the deck.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I didn't mean to," replied Bob honestly enough.

stay

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

STORM

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "You've given me such a fright!"

Tarbill

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From this reading Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill when the boy reached the deck.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Oh!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill when the boy reached the deck.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

why

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

wondering

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From this reading THE STORM Bob came down, wondering why he was not allowed to stay at the maintop for a while longer.

You've

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From this reading "You've given me such a fright!"