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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist

Chapter X

Chapter XI.

Chapter 10, section 1: THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage. “Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door. “Show a glim, Toby.” “Aha! my pal!
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THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.
“Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.
“Show a glim, Toby.”
“Aha! my pal!” cried the same voice.
“A glim, Barney, a glim!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Oliver Twist

Chapter X

Reading 1/56 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.
Line 2
“Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.
Line 3
“Show a glim, Toby.”
Line 4
“Aha! my pal!” cried the same voice.
Line 5
“A glim, Barney, a glim!

Learner Dictionary

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

burglary noun US /ˈbɜːrɡləri/

entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

From this reading “THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.”

Collocations
THE BURGLARYA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
BURGLARY HalloA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 31

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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 BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

Aha

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From this reading “Aha! my pal!” cried the same voice.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

Barney

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From this reading “A glim, Barney, a glim!

bolting

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From this reading “Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.

BURGLARYnounUS /ˈbɜːrɡləri/

entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

Don't

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From this reading “Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.

door

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From this reading “Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

glim

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From this reading “Show a glim, Toby.”

Hallo

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From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

hoarse

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From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

loud

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From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Aha! my pal!” cried the same voice.

pal

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From this reading “Aha! my pal!” cried the same voice.

passagenounUS /ˈpassage/

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

From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

row

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From this reading “Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.

said

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From this reading “Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Aha! my pal!” cried the same voice.

set

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From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

Show

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From this reading “Show a glim, Toby.”

Sikes

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From this reading “Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.

soon

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From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading “Don’t make such a row,” said Sikes, bolting the door.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

Toby

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From this reading “Show a glim, Toby.”

voice

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From this reading THE BURGLARY “Hallo!” cried a loud, hoarse voice, as soon as they set foot in the passage.

Chapter Quiz

What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 10?

Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?

According to the text: "Chapter XI....", what tone does the author establish?

Shadowing Practice

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