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Mark Tidd's Citadel
Mark Tidd's Citadel

Chapter XIX

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Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
“I will watch here,” says Motu.
“You go to help Mark Tidd.”
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Mark Tidd's Citadel

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.
Line 2
As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.
Line 3
Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.
Line 4
“I will watch here,” says Motu.
Line 5
“You go to help Mark Tidd.”

Learner Dictionary

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

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.”

Disposed noun US /ˈdisposed/

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

From this reading “Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I will watch here,” says Motu.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

calling

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From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/

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

From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

go

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From this reading “You go to help Mark Tidd.”

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

heard

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From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I will watch here,” says Motu.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

Japanese

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From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

ladder

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From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

Man

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From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

Mark

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From this reading “You go to help Mark Tidd.”

monkeying

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From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

Motu

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From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

picked

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From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

quit

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From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

said

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From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

says

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From this reading “I will watch here,” says Motu.

soon

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From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

telling

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From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

there

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From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

Tidd

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From this reading “You go to help Mark Tidd.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

two

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From this reading Motu and I soon disposed of the two Japanese and their ladder.

up

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From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Motu said he was telling them to quit monkeying around there and come to help him.

watch

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From this reading “I will watch here,” says Motu.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading As soon as they had picked themselves up we heard The Man Who Will Come calling to them.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You go to help Mark Tidd.”