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Into the Unknown: A Romance of South Africa
Into the Unknown: A Romance of South Africa

Chapter I

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Into the Unknown, by Lawrence Fletcher.
________________________________________________________________________ INTO THE UNKNOWN, BY LAWRENCE FLETCHER.
CHAPTER ONE.
THE GHOSTS' PASS.
"Well, old man, what do we do next?"
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Into the Unknown: A Romance of South Africa

Chapter I

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Into the Unknown, by Lawrence Fletcher.
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________________________________________________________________________ INTO THE UNKNOWN, BY LAWRENCE FLETCHER.
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CHAPTER ONE.
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THE GHOSTS' PASS.
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"Well, old man, what do we do next?"

Learner Dictionary

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

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, old man, what do we do next?"”

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, old man, what do we do next?"”

All words in this reading · 17

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Into the Unknown, by Lawrence Fletcher.

CHAPTER

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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Well, old man, what do we do next?"

Fletcher

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From this reading Into the Unknown, by Lawrence Fletcher.

GHOSTS

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From this reading THE GHOSTS' PASS.

IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Into the Unknown, by Lawrence Fletcher.

Lawrence

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From this reading Into the Unknown, by Lawrence Fletcher.

man

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From this reading "Well, old man, what do we do next?"

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, old man, what do we do next?"

old

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From this reading "Well, old man, what do we do next?"

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading CHAPTER ONE.

PASS

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From this reading THE GHOSTS' PASS.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Into the Unknown, by Lawrence Fletcher.

Unknown

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From this reading Into the Unknown, by Lawrence Fletcher.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Well, old man, what do we do next?"

Well

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From this reading "Well, old man, what do we do next?"

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Well, old man, what do we do next?"