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Cowboy Dave
Cowboy Dave

Chapter XX

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Context Illustration Reading 1/24 · 5 lines
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THE CHASE "Lively boys!
Swat it out!
Farther off to the left there, Skinny!"
"All right, Pete!
I get you!"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cowboy Dave

Chapter XX

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CHASE "Lively boys!
Line 2
Swat it out!
Line 3
Farther off to the left there, Skinny!"
Line 4
"All right, Pete!
Line 5
I get you!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Farther off to the left there, Skinny!"”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"All right, Pete!”

All words in this reading · 19

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All

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From this reading "All right, Pete!

boys

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From this reading THE CHASE "Lively boys!

CHASE

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From this reading THE CHASE "Lively boys!

Farther

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From this reading Farther off to the left there, Skinny!"

get

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From this reading I get you!"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I get you!"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Swat it out!

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Farther off to the left there, Skinny!"

Lively

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From this reading THE CHASE "Lively boys!

off

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From this reading Farther off to the left there, Skinny!"

out

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From this reading Swat it out!

Pete

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From this reading "All right, Pete!

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "All right, Pete!

Skinny

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From this reading Farther off to the left there, Skinny!"

Swat

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From this reading Swat it out!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CHASE "Lively boys!

there

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From this reading Farther off to the left there, Skinny!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Farther off to the left there, Skinny!"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I get you!"