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Chapter XIV

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THE NEED OF A PATHFINDER.
As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.
"You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.
"By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.
"The rockth bothered Matty.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pathfinder

Chapter XIV

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

Line 1
THE NEED OF A PATHFINDER.
Line 2
As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.
Line 3
"You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.
Line 4
"By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.
Line 5
"The rockth bothered Matty.

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “"You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.”

NEED noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE NEED OF A PATHFINDER.”

Struck noun US /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading “"By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.”

All words in this reading · 39

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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 THE NEED OF A PATHFINDER.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading "You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.

acting

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From this reading "You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.

approached

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From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

bothered

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From this reading "The rockth bothered Matty.

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

Dr

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From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

due

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From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

Elmer

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From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

made

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From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

master

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From this reading "You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.

Matty

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From this reading "The rockth bothered Matty.

mean

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From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

NEEDnounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE NEED OF A PATHFINDER.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE NEED OF A PATHFINDER.

PATHFINDER

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From this reading THE NEED OF A PATHFINDER.

questioned

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From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

regulation

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From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

rockth

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From this reading "The rockth bothered Matty.

said

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From this reading "You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.

salute

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From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

scout

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From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

snag

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From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

strucknounUS /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

style

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From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

Ted

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From this reading As Dr. Ted approached he made the scout salute in due regulation style.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE NEED OF A PATHFINDER.

they've

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From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

thir

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From this reading "You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.

wanted

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From this reading "You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "By that I suppose you mean they've struck a snag?" questioned Elmer.

You're

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From this reading "You're wanted above, thir," he said to the acting scout master.