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Chapter XIII

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SHOWING THEIR METTLE.
"OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:
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Endurance Test

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SHOWING THEIR METTLE.
Line 2
"OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"
Line 3
It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.
Line 4
He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.
Line 5
Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:

Learner Dictionary

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

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.”

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:

burning

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

can't

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From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"

Collins

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

dash

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"

Elmer

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From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

farmhouse

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

head

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From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

lisp

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From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

METTLE

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From this reading SHOWING THEIR METTLE.

negative

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From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

OH

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From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"

others

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

perhaps

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:

said

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From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

shook

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From this reading Elmer shook his head in the negative, as he replied:

SHOWING

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From this reading SHOWING THEIR METTLE.

situation

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

strange

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

talking

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

Ted

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From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

thave

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From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"

thay

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From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading SHOWING THEIR METTLE.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"

Ty

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

up

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "OH, thay, can't we do anything to thave him?"

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was, of course, Ted, with his lisp, who said this.

witnessed

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From this reading He had come up while the others were talking, and seemed to understand the situation; perhaps he had even witnessed the strange dash of Ty Collins into the burning farmhouse.