Chapter XIV
THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless. Then she was able to shriek: "Alf! Helena! Somebody--help--help!
Dorothy on a Ranch
Chapter XIV
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THE
GRIZZLY
AND
THE
INDIANS
For
a
moment
Dorothy
sat
still
in
bed,
afraid
to
move
or
cry
out
while
the
great
animal
at
the
window
remained
equally
motionless.
Then
she
was
able
to
shriek:
"Alf!
Helena!
Somebody--help--help!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
GRIZZLY
AND
THE
INDIANS
For
a
moment
Dorothy
sat
still
in
bed,
afraid
to
move
or
cry
out
while
the
great
animal
at
the
window
remained
equally
motionless.
Line 2
Then
she
was
able
to
shriek:
Line 3
"Alf!
Line 4
Helena!
Line 5
Somebody--help--help!
Learner Dictionary
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Equally
noun
US /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody--help--help!”
Remained
noun
US /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody--help--help!”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.”
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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 THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
able
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From this reading Then she was able to shriek:
afraid
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
Alf
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From this reading "Alf!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
animal
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
bed
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
cry
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
Dorothy
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
GRIZZLY
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
Helena
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From this reading Helena!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somebody--help--help!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
INDIANS
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
moment
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
motionless
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
move
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
out
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
sat
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she was able to shriek:
shriek
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From this reading Then she was able to shriek:
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody--help--help!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
Then
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From this reading Then she was able to shriek:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then she was able to shriek:
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.
window
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From this reading THE GRIZZLY AND THE INDIANS For a moment Dorothy sat still in bed, afraid to move or cry out while the great animal at the window remained equally motionless.