Chapter XXXVI
HINTS They showed him. As Scoutmaster Ned had told him they would do, they showed him. And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true. They showed him how to track and stalk. And how to signal.
Pee-Wee Harris on the Trail
Chapter XXXVI
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HINTS
They
showed
him.
As
Scoutmaster
Ned
had
told
him
they
would
do,
they
showed
him.
And
Peter
Piper
was
in
dreamland;
it
was
all
too
good
to
be
true.
They
showed
him
how
to
track
and
stalk.
And
how
to
signal.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HINTS
They
showed
him.
Line 2
As
Scoutmaster
Ned
had
told
him
they
would
do,
they
showed
him.
Line 3
And
Peter
Piper
was
in
dreamland;
it
was
all
too
good
to
be
true.
Line 4
They
showed
him
how
to
track
and
stalk.
Line 5
And
how
to
signal.
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Scoutmaster Ned had told him they would do, they showed him.”
Track
noun
US /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “They showed him how to track and stalk.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As Scoutmaster Ned had told him they would do, they showed him.”
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From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Scoutmaster Ned had told him they would do, they showed him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading As Scoutmaster Ned had told him they would do, they showed him.
dreamland
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From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Scoutmaster Ned had told him they would do, they showed him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HINTS They showed him.
HINTS
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how
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From this reading They showed him how to track and stalk.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
Ned
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Peter
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Piper
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Scoutmaster
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showed
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From this reading HINTS They showed him.
signal
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stalk
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HINTS They showed him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Scoutmaster Ned had told him they would do, they showed him.
too
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From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading They showed him how to track and stalk.
true
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From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Peter Piper was in dreamland; it was all too good to be true.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As Scoutmaster Ned had told him they would do, they showed him.