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Harry Heathcote of Gangoil
Harry Heathcote of Gangoil

Chapter XI

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SERGEANT FORREST.
The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Harry Heathcote of Gangoil

Chapter XI

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

Line 1
SERGEANT FORREST.
Line 2
The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.
Line 3
Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.
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Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.
Line 5
Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.”

Returned noun US /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.”

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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 Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

altogether

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From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

apt

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

Boolabong

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From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

Boscobel

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From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.

Brownbie

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From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

burned

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From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.

character

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

claim

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

credit

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

disagreeable

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From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

discomfiture

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From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

disconcerted

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From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.

end

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

face

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From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

fall

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From this reading Boscobel was altogether disconcerted by his fall.

fighting

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

FORREST

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From this reading SERGEANT FORREST.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

hardly

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

Jerry

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From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

Joe

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

leader

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From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

made

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

manner

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From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

midnight

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From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

out

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From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

raid

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From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

returnednounUS /ˈreturned/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

SERGEANT

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From this reading SERGEANT FORREST.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Brownbie party returned, after their midnight raid, in great discomfiture to Boolabong.

unsightly

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From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Their leader, Jerry, was burned about his hands and face in a disagreeable and unsightly manner.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Joe had hardly made good that character for “fighting it out to the end” for which he was apt to claim credit.