Chapter XXV
BOB STICKS UP FOR A FRIEND Bob jumped up, and watched the profile eagerly. Then he saw it disappear, as the light was moved to one side. “That was Casco, sure,” he said to himself. “And, hello! there’s somebody else. I wonder who it is?”
Bob, the photographer
Chapter XXV
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BOB
STICKS
UP
FOR
A
FRIEND
Bob
jumped
up,
and
watched
the
profile
eagerly.
Then
he
saw
it
disappear,
as
the
light
was
moved
to
one
side.
“That
was
Casco,
sure,”
he
said
to
himself.
“And,
hello!
there’s
somebody
else.
I
wonder
who
it
is?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BOB
STICKS
UP
FOR
A
FRIEND
Bob
jumped
up,
and
watched
the
profile
eagerly.
Line 2
Then
he
saw
it
disappear,
as
the
light
was
moved
to
one
side.
Line 3
“That
was
Casco,
sure,”
he
said
to
himself.
Line 4
“And,
hello!
there’s
somebody
else.
Line 5
I
wonder
who
it
is?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““That was Casco, sure,” he said to himself.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then he saw it disappear, as the light was moved to one side.”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading ““And, hello! there’s somebody else.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That was Casco, sure,” he said to himself.”
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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 STICKS UP FOR A FRIEND Bob jumped up, and watched the profile eagerly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB STICKS UP FOR A FRIEND Bob jumped up, and watched the profile eagerly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he saw it disappear, as the light was moved to one side.
BOB
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Casco
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disappear
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eagerly
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else
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BOB STICKS UP FOR A FRIEND Bob jumped up, and watched the profile eagerly.
FRIEND
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he saw it disappear, as the light was moved to one side.
hello
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From this reading “And, hello! there’s somebody else.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That was Casco, sure,” he said to himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder who it is?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder who it is?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he saw it disappear, as the light was moved to one side.
jumped
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light
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moved
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he saw it disappear, as the light was moved to one side.
profile
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said
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saw
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side
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From this reading Then he saw it disappear, as the light was moved to one side.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “And, hello! there’s somebody else.
STICKS
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surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was Casco, sure,” he said to himself.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was Casco, sure,” he said to himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB STICKS UP FOR A FRIEND Bob jumped up, and watched the profile eagerly.
Then
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there's
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he saw it disappear, as the light was moved to one side.
UP
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From this reading BOB STICKS UP FOR A FRIEND Bob jumped up, and watched the profile eagerly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he saw it disappear, as the light was moved to one side.
watched
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From this reading BOB STICKS UP FOR A FRIEND Bob jumped up, and watched the profile eagerly.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I wonder who it is?”
wonder
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From this reading I wonder who it is?”