Chapter XXIV
BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand. “Let up!” he cried. “Not much! Off you go, Alden!” “Help! help!” cried Bob.
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Chapter XXIV
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BOB
FORMS
A
RESOLUTION
The
attack
was
so
sudden
and
unexpected
that
Bob
had
all
he
could
do
to
hold
on
with
the
remaining
hand.
“Let
up!”
he
cried.
“Not
much!
Off
you
go,
Alden!”
“Help!
help!”
cried
Bob.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BOB
FORMS
A
RESOLUTION
The
attack
was
so
sudden
and
unexpected
that
Bob
had
all
he
could
do
to
hold
on
with
the
remaining
hand.
Line 2
“Let
up!”
he
cried.
Line 3
“Not
much!
Line 4
Off
you
go,
Alden!”
Line 5
“Help!
help!”
cried
Bob.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let up!” he cried.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Help! help!” cried Bob.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let up!” he cried.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.”
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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 BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
Alden
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From this reading Off you go, Alden!”
all
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From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
attack
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From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
BOB
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From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let up!” he cried.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
FORMS
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From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
go
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From this reading Off you go, Alden!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
hand
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From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
HelpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Help! help!” cried Bob.
hold
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From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let up!” he cried.
much
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From this reading “Not much!
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not much!
Off
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From this reading Off you go, Alden!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
remaining
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From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
RESOLUTION
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From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
unexpected
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From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
up
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From this reading “Let up!” he cried.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BOB FORMS A RESOLUTION The attack was so sudden and unexpected that Bob had all he could do to hold on with the remaining hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Off you go, Alden!”