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Guns and Snowshoes
Guns and Snowshoes

Chapter XXVII

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THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
"What nerve!" whispered Shep.
"What shall we do?"
"Let's capture him.
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Guns and Snowshoes

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.
Line 2
The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.
Line 3
"What nerve!" whispered Shep.
Line 4
"What shall we do?"
/wʌt ʃæl wiː duː/
Line 5
"Let's capture him.

Learner Dictionary

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

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “"What shall we do?"”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.”

All words in this reading · 45

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Aaron

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

applied

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

assistance

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

bring

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

camp

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

CAPTURE

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "What shall we do?"

effort

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

Firefly

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

further

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

granted

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

home

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

indeed

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

justice

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

Kiddy

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

Lake

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

Leech

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

Let's

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From this reading "Let's capture him.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

Masterson

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

nerve

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From this reading "What nerve!" whispered Shep.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "What shall we do?"

Shep

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

Snap

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

started

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

taken

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From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.

TRAMP

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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "What shall we do?"

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What nerve!" whispered Shep.

whispered

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From this reading "What nerve!" whispered Shep.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE CAPTURE OF THE TRAMP It was indeed Kiddy Leech who had applied for assistance at the home of Aaron Masterson.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The tramp had taken it for granted that Snap and Shep had started for the camp on Firefly Lake and would make no further effort to bring him to justice.