Chapter XXI
BOB IN THE WOODS The young photographer was right. There, scarcely ten yards away, were the horse and the wagon. Hicks at once jumped down and strode over to the turn-out. Bob followed. “Is it O. K.?” queried Bob.
Bob, the photographer
Chapter XXI
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BOB
IN
THE
WOODS
The
young
photographer
was
right.
There,
scarcely
ten
yards
away,
were
the
horse
and
the
wagon.
Hicks
at
once
jumped
down
and
strode
over
to
the
turn-out.
Bob
followed.
“Is
it
O.
K.?”
queried
Bob.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BOB
IN
THE
WOODS
The
young
photographer
was
right.
Line 2
There,
scarcely
ten
yards
away,
were
the
horse
and
the
wagon.
Line 3
Hicks
at
once
jumped
down
and
strode
over
to
the
turn-out.
Line 4
Bob
followed.
Line 5
“Is
it
O.
K.?”
queried
Bob.
Learner Dictionary
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Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hicks at once jumped down and strode over to the turn-out.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Hicks at once jumped down and strode over to the turn-out.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BOB IN THE WOODS The young photographer was right.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There, scarcely ten yards away, were the horse and the wagon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hicks at once jumped down and strode over to the turn-out.
away
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BOB
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down
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followed
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Hicks
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horse
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOB IN THE WOODS The young photographer was right.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it O. K.?” queried Bob.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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jumped
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K
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O
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once
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hicks at once jumped down and strode over to the turn-out.
photographer
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queried
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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scarcely
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strode
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ten
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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There
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hicks at once jumped down and strode over to the turn-out.
turn-out
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wagon
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOB IN THE WOODS The young photographer was right.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There, scarcely ten yards away, were the horse and the wagon.
WOODS
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yards
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young
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