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Peck's Bad Boy Abroad

Chapter XXIV

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The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.
Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.
This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!
Prepare to defend yourself!”
The women turned pale and some said, “At last!
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Peck's Bad Boy Abroad

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.
Line 2
Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.
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This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!
Line 4
Prepare to defend yourself!”
Line 5
The women turned pale and some said, “At last!

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 “This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The women turned pale and some said, “At last!”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!”

Ought modal verb US /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.”

Parlor noun US /ˈpɑːrlər/

an old-fashioned sitting room

From this reading “This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

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

From this reading “Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.”

Whenever conjunction US /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading “This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “Prepare to defend yourself!””

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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 Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

all

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

arrival

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Arrive

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

Bad

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Boy

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

bride

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Cairo

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

came

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Camel

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

chance

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

couples

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

creating

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Dad

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

Dan

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

Dear

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

defend

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From this reading Prepare to defend yourself!”

Difficulties

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

disguised

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

dozen

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Egypt

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

Egyptian

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

else

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

eyes

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

full

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Gee

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

get

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

getting

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

go

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

going

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

goo-goo

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

groom

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

Hotel

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Irish

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The women turned pale and some said, “At last!

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

making

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

married

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Meet

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

Meets

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

near

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

new

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

now

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Old

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

other

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

pale

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From this reading The women turned pale and some said, “At last!

panic

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/

an old-fashioned sitting room

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

people

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Prepare

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From this reading Prepare to defend yourself!”

pretty

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Princesses

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

Pyramids

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

ready

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

Rides

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

room

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

said

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From this reading The women turned pale and some said, “At last!

scared

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

screen

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

see

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

shouting

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

sitting

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

Some

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From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

somewhere

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

there

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

turned

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From this reading The women turned pale and some said, “At last!

vacate

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

Vegetable

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

voice

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From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

waiting

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From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading This hotel is full of married people who look scared whenever there is a new arrival, and I came pretty near creating a panic by going into the parlor of the hotel, where a dozen couples were sitting around making goo-goo eyes at each other, and getting behind a screen and, in a disguised voice, shouting, “I know all!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Bad Boy and His Dad Arrive in Cairo--At the Hotel They Meet Some Egyptian Princesses--Dan Rides a Camel to the Pyramids and Meets with Difficulties.

women

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From this reading The women turned pale and some said, “At last!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Cairo, Egypt.--My Dear Old Irish Vegetable: Gee, but you ought to see dad and I right now at a hotel, waiting for a chance at a room, when a bride and groom get ready to vacate it, and go somewhere else.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading Prepare to defend yourself!”