Chapter XXVIII
The Rival Balloonists
“We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later. “How so, Larry?” “There is a rival here.” “Who?” “Porler from New Orleans.”
Leo the Circus Boy
Chapter XXVIII · The Rival Balloonists
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“We’re
going
to
have
fun
to-day,
Leo,”
said
his
assistant
two
days
later.
“How
so,
Larry?”
“There
is
a
rival
here.”
“Who?”
“Porler
from
New
Orleans.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Leo the Circus Boy
Chapter XXVIII · The Rival Balloonists
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
“We’re
going
to
have
fun
to-day,
Leo,”
said
his
assistant
two
days
later.
Line 2
“How
so,
Larry?”
Line 3
“There
is
a
rival
here.”
Line 4
“Who?”
/huː/
Line 5
“Porler
from
New
Orleans.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There is a rival here.””
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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 “There is a rival here.”
assistant
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From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
days
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From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Porler from New Orleans.”
fun
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From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
going
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From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a rival here.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
How
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From this reading “How so, Larry?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a rival here.”
Larry
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From this reading “How so, Larry?”
later
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From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
Leo
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New
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From this reading “Porler from New Orleans.”
Orleans
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From this reading “Porler from New Orleans.”
Porler
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From this reading “Porler from New Orleans.”
rival
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From this reading “There is a rival here.”
said
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From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How so, Larry?”
There
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From this reading “There is a rival here.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
to-day
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From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
two
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From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
We're
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From this reading “We’re going to have fun to-day, Leo,” said his assistant two days later.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Who?”