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Brave Tom
Brave Tom

Chapter V

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The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
"Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
"Look for yourselves."
The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Brave Tom

Chapter V

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.
Line 2
"Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.
Line 3
"Look for yourselves."
/look fɔːr jʊrˈselvz/
Line 4
The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.
Line 5
Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look for yourselves."”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.”

Yourselves pronoun US /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading “"Look for yourselves."”

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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 The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

cracks

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

doubting

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From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

earnest

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From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.

easy

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

eyes

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From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Look for yourselves."

Gordon

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From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

horseman

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.

interior

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look for yourselves."

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

men

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From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

numerous

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.

openings

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From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.

out

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

peered

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From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.

Placing

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From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.

quickly

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

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

saddle

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

see

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading Placing his eyes at one of these openings, he peered through.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

Tom

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From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

twinkling

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

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

walked

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

woodshed

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From this reading The horseman was out of the saddle in a twinkling, and walked quickly to the woodshed, whose cracks were so numerous that it was easy to see every part of the interior.

words

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

From this reading The men looked at Tom Gordon as if doubting his words.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Are you in earnest?" asked one of them.

yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading "Look for yourselves."