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Boys of The Fort
Boys of The Fort

Chapter XXV

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Context Illustration Reading 1/29 · 5 lines
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A LUCKY MEETING.
"Captain, where am I?"
"In the woods with me, Peck."
"What has happened?"
"Don't you remember?
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Boys of The Fort

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A LUCKY MEETING.
Line 2
"Captain, where am I?"
/ˈcaptain wer æm aɪ/
Line 3
"In the woods with me, Peck."
Line 4
"What has happened?"
Line 5
"Don't you remember?

Learner Dictionary

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

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Captain, where am I?"”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"What has happened?"”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “"Don't you remember?”

All words in this reading · 19

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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 A LUCKY MEETING.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Captain, where am I?"

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Captain, where am I?"

Don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't you remember?

happened

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What has happened?"

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "What has happened?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Captain, where am I?"

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "In the woods with me, Peck."

LUCKY

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A LUCKY MEETING.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "In the woods with me, Peck."

MEETING

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From this reading A LUCKY MEETING.

Peck

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "In the woods with me, Peck."

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading "Don't you remember?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "In the woods with me, Peck."

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What has happened?"

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading "Captain, where am I?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "In the woods with me, Peck."

woods

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From this reading "In the woods with me, Peck."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Don't you remember?