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Dave Porter in the Gold Fields
Dave Porter in the Gold Fields

Chapter XVII

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ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.
"I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.
"Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.
"Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.
"But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dave Porter in the Gold Fields

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.
Line 2
"I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.
Line 3
"Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.
Line 4
"Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.
Line 5
"But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

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 “"Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “"Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.”

CAMP noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “"But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.”

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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 "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

BLACK

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From this reading ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.

broad

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From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

CAMP

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From this reading ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.

CAT

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From this reading ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.

Dave

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From this reading ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.

Dillon

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From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

exclaimed

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From this reading "I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.

face

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From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

given

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From this reading "I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.

glad

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From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

go

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From this reading ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.

hastily

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From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

just

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From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

like

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From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

Mr

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From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

old

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From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.

once

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From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

out

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From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

Phil

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From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

prospecting

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From this reading "I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.

put

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From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

Roger

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From this reading "I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.

sake

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From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

smile

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From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.

times

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From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.

up

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From this reading "I thought you had given up prospecting," exclaimed Roger.

we'd

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From this reading "Not but that we'd be glad to have you along," put in Phil, hastily.

Well

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From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading "But I like to go out once in a while, just for the sake of old times.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Well, I have given up prospecting," answered Mr. Dillon, with that broad smile still on his face.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading ON TO BLACK CAT CAMP "You go!" cried Dave.