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Chapter XXIV

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IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.
Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.
Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.
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Field and Forest

Chapter XXIV

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

Line 1
IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.
Line 2
Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.
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Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.
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Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.
Line 5
To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.

Learner Dictionary

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Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.”

Pleasant noun US /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.”

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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 Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.

able

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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

accompaniment

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From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.

all

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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.

BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.

called

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CHEST

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CONTENTS

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day

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Ella

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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

EXAMINE

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experienced

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familiar

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FRIENDS

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goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.

grand

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From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.

house

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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.

Jackson

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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.

Lieutenants

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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.

mother

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new

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now

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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.

old

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partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.

PHIL

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piano

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From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.

pleasantnounUS /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.

Pope

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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.

reconstructed

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From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.

sang

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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

sensation

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From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

singers

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From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.

sit

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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Both of them were good singers, and I experienced a new sensation.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

tunes

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From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.

up

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From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Ella was able to sit up all day now, and she and her mother sang.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Lieutenants Pope and Jackson were of the pleasant party in the reconstructed house.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading To the accompaniment of the grand piano, the party sang what they called old and familiar tunes.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS FRIENDS EXAMINE THE CONTENTS OF THE CHEST.