Chapter II
THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home. He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat. "Was Tim elected?" Barbara asked. "No," said Don; "I was."
Don Strong, Patrol Leader
Chapter II
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THE
FIRST
CLASH
Barbara
and
Mr.
Strong
were
sitting
on
the
porch
when
Don
reached
home.
He
reclined
on
the
top
step
and
fanned
himself
with
his
hat.
"Was
Tim
elected?"
Barbara
asked.
"No,"
said
Don;
"I
was."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
FIRST
CLASH
Barbara
and
Mr.
Strong
were
sitting
on
the
porch
when
Don
reached
home.
Line 2
He
reclined
on
the
top
step
and
fanned
himself
with
his
hat.
Line 3
"Was
Tim
elected?"
Line 4
Barbara
asked.
Line 5
"No,"
said
Don;
"I
was."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Barbara asked.”
CLASH
noun
US /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading “THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.”
FIRST
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.”
Step
noun
US /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barbara asked.
Barbara
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From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
CLASHnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
Don
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From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
elected
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From this reading "Was Tim elected?"
fanned
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From this reading He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
hat
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From this reading He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.
home
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From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," said Don; "I was."
Mr
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From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Don; "I was."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
porch
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From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
reached
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From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
reclined
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From this reading He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.
said
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From this reading "No," said Don; "I was."
sitting
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From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.
Strong
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From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
Tim
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From this reading "Was Tim elected?"
top
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From this reading He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was Tim elected?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE FIRST CLASH Barbara and Mr. Strong were sitting on the porch when Don reached home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He reclined on the top step and fanned himself with his hat.