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Dave Porter in the South Seas
Dave Porter in the South Seas

Chapter XVI

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PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!
Off we go!
Good-by to Oak Hall!"
The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dave Porter in the South Seas

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!
Line 2
Off we go!
Line 3
Good-by to Oak Hall!"
Line 4
The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.
Line 5
It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

Learner Dictionary

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

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.”

LONG noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!”

All words in this reading · 37

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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 PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

away

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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

belonging

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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.

came

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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

campus

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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.

carryall

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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.

cases

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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

dress-suit

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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.

full

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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

go

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From this reading Off we go!

Good-by

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From this reading Good-by to Oak Hall!"

Hall

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From this reading Good-by to Oak Hall!"

hurrah

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From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

loaded

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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

LONGnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!

moving

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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.

Oak

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From this reading Good-by to Oak Hall!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

Off

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From this reading Off we go!

PREPARING

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From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!

school

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From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.

students

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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Good-by to Oak Hall!"

TRIP

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From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!

trunks

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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

two

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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

wagons

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From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The carryall belonging to the school was moving away from the campus.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Off we go!

Whoop

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From this reading PREPARING FOR A LONG TRIP "Whoop! hurrah!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was loaded with students and behind it came two wagons, full of trunks and dress-suit cases.