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Pee-Wee Harris in Luck
Pee-Wee Harris in Luck

Chapter XXV

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PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?
And look at the _boy_!
He’s got streamers all over his head!
Oh, he looks like a circus clown.”
“I’m a boy scout,” said Pee-wee with withering scorn.
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Pee-Wee Harris in Luck

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?
Line 2
And look at the _boy_!
Line 3
He’s got streamers all over his head!
Line 4
Oh, he looks like a circus clown.”
Line 5
“I’m a boy scout,” said Pee-wee with withering scorn.

Learner Dictionary

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

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “He’s got streamers all over his head!”

All words in this reading · 40

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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 PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

all

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From this reading He’s got streamers all over his head!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And look at the _boy_!

boy

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From this reading And look at the _boy_!

circus

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From this reading Oh, he looks like a circus clown.”

clown

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From this reading Oh, he looks like a circus clown.”

Gamer

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

got

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From this reading He’s got streamers all over his head!

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Oh, he looks like a circus clown.”

He's

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From this reading He’s got streamers all over his head!

head

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From this reading He’s got streamers all over his head!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He’s got streamers all over his head!

I'm

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From this reading “I’m a boy scout,” said Pee-wee with withering scorn.

isn't

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

just

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

like

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From this reading Oh, he looks like a circus clown.”

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

looks

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From this reading Oh, he looks like a circus clown.”

LUCK

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

Miss

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

nice

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

Oh

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He’s got streamers all over his head!

oxen

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

Pee-wee

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From this reading “I’m a boy scout,” said Pee-wee with withering scorn.

PEE-WEE'S

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

Pocahontas

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

primitive

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

said

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

scorn

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From this reading “I’m a boy scout,” said Pee-wee with withering scorn.

scout

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From this reading “I’m a boy scout,” said Pee-wee with withering scorn.

streamers

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From this reading He’s got streamers all over his head!

team

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And look at the _boy_!

there's

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From this reading PEE-WEE’S LUCK “Oh, just look, there’s a team of oxen!” said Miss Pocahontas Gamer; “isn’t it nice and primitive?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “I’m a boy scout,” said Pee-wee with withering scorn.

withering

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From this reading “I’m a boy scout,” said Pee-wee with withering scorn.