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Dick Hamilton's Fortune
Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter XIX

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THE FRESH-AIR YOUNGSTERS.
"Hold him back!
Hold him!
Let me hide!
He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dick Hamilton's Fortune

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE FRESH-AIR YOUNGSTERS.
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"Hold him back!
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Hold him!
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Let me hide!
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He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

Learner Dictionary

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Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let me hide!”

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

back

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From this reading "Hold him back!

bite

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From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

exclaimed

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From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

Ezra

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From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

FRESH-AIR

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From this reading THE FRESH-AIR YOUNGSTERS.

Grit's

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From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

He'll

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From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

hide

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From this reading Let me hide!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Hold him back!

Hold

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From this reading "Hold him back!

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let me hide!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Let me hide!

saw

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From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

teeth

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From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FRESH-AIR YOUNGSTERS.

Uncle

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From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

wicked-looking

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From this reading He'll bite me!" exclaimed Uncle Ezra, as he saw Grit's wicked-looking teeth.

YOUNGSTERS

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From this reading THE FRESH-AIR YOUNGSTERS.