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Dave Porter and the Runaways
Dave Porter and the Runaways

Chapter V

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AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"
"Old town looks natural, doesn't it?"
"So it does, Roger.
See any of the fellows?"
"Not yet, Dave.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dave Porter and the Runaways

Chapter V

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"
Line 2
"Old town looks natural, doesn't it?"
Line 3
"So it does, Roger.
Line 4
See any of the fellows?"
Line 5
"Not yet, Dave.

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"”

ONCE noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “"Not yet, Dave.”

All words in this reading · 28

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any

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From this reading See any of the fellows?"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

Dave

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From this reading "Not yet, Dave.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "So it does, Roger.

doesn't

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From this reading "Old town looks natural, doesn't it?"

fellows

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From this reading See any of the fellows?"

HALL

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From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

Hurrah

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From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Old town looks natural, doesn't it?"

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

looks

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From this reading "Old town looks natural, doesn't it?"

MORE

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From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

natural

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From this reading "Old town looks natural, doesn't it?"

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not yet, Dave.

OAK

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From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

Oakdale

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From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading See any of the fellows?"

Old

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From this reading "Old town looks natural, doesn't it?"

ONCE

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From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

Roger

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From this reading "So it does, Roger.

See

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From this reading See any of the fellows?"

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So it does, Roger.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading See any of the fellows?"

town

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From this reading "Old town looks natural, doesn't it?"

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading AT OAK HALL ONCE MORE "Hurrah! here we are at Oakdale at last!"

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "Not yet, Dave.