Chapter IX
"Come along, Professor! Come along, Mate! The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island. Ha! here is a bridge of rocks! Thank goodness for that!
Crusoes of the Frozen North
Chapter IX
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"Come
along,
Professor!
Come
along,
Mate!
The
children
are
there
somewhere,
over
in
that
strange
island.
Ha!
here
is
a
bridge
of
rocks!
Thank
goodness
for
that!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Come
along,
Professor!
Line 2
Come
along,
Mate!
Line 3
The
children
are
there
somewhere,
over
in
that
strange
island.
Line 4
Ha!
here
is
a
bridge
of
rocks!
Line 5
Thank
goodness
for
that!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Come along, Professor!”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come along, Professor!”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.”
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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 Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along, Professor!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
bridge
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From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
children
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From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come along, Professor!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thank goodness for that!
goodness
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From this reading Thank goodness for that!
Ha
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From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
island
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From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
Mate
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From this reading Come along, Mate!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
Professor
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From this reading "Come along, Professor!
rocks
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From this reading Ha! here is a bridge of rocks!
somewhere
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From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
strange
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From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
Thank
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From this reading Thank goodness for that!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.
there
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From this reading The children are there somewhere, over in that strange island.