Chapter II
It was Tom Gordon's turn now to be frightened. "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way! How do you know that?" "I seed him! Ain't that enough?
Brave Tom
Chapter II
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It
was
Tom
Gordon's
turn
now
to
be
frightened.
"What!"
he
exclaimed,
almost
leaping
from
his
feet;
"the
tiger
coming
this
way!
How
do
you
know
that?"
"I
seed
him!
Ain't
that
enough?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
It
was
Tom
Gordon's
turn
now
to
be
frightened.
Line 2
"What!"
he
exclaimed,
almost
leaping
from
his
feet;
"the
tiger
coming
this
way!
Line 3
How
do
you
know
that?"
Line 4
"I
seed
him!
Line 5
Ain't
that
enough?
Learner Dictionary
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Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How do you know that?"”
Leaping
noun
US /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!”
All words in this reading · 32
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Ain't
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almost
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Tom Gordon's turn now to be frightened.
coming
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How do you know that?"
enough
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exclaimed
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feet
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frightened
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!
Gordon's
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I seed him!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!
How
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From this reading How do you know that?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I seed him!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Tom Gordon's turn now to be frightened.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How do you know that?"
leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!
now
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From this reading It was Tom Gordon's turn now to be frightened.
seed
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From this reading "I seed him!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How do you know that?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!
tiger
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From this reading "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Tom Gordon's turn now to be frightened.
Tom
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turn
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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 It was Tom Gordon's turn now to be frightened.
way
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From this reading "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed, almost leaping from his feet; "the tiger coming this way!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How do you know that?"