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Out with Gun and Camera
Out with Gun and Camera

Chapter XXX

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GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
"Look at this!"
"And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
"It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.
"Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.
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Out with Gun and Camera

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.
Line 2
"Look at this!"
/look æt ðɪs/
Line 3
"And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.
Line 4
"It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.
Line 5
"Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.

Learner Dictionary

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

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “"Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.”

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.”

Dick noun US /dick/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look at this!"”

Roared noun US /roared/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.”

Sure noun US /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.”

All words in this reading · 47

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addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Look at this!"

blanket

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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.

BOY

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

Bush

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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.

camp

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

Carl

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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.

chimpanzee

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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.

clothing

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.

Dick

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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.

Dudder

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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.

enough

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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.

exclaimed

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From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.

GOOD-BY

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

Ham

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

HUNTERS

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

I'll

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.

kill

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look at this!"

monkey

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.

picked

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

ran

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

remains

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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.

roarednounUS /roared/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

ruined

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

said

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From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.

Shep

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From this reading "Come on after him!" exclaimed Shep.

sleeping

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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.

snatching

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From this reading "And this!" added Carl Dudder, snatching up the remains of his sleeping blanket.

surenounUS /sure/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Look at this!"

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

up

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From this reading GOOD-BY TO THE BOY HUNTERS "I'll kill that monkey!" roared Ham as he ran into the camp and picked up his ruined clothing.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading "It was the chimpanzee, sure enough," said Dick Bush.