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The Children's Pilgrimage
The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter XXI

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BLUE EYES AND GOLDEN HAIR.
"And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."
"What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.
"Why, young un, we're going south.
You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.
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The Children's Pilgrimage

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
BLUE EYES AND GOLDEN HAIR.
Line 2
"And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."
Line 3
"What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.
Line 4
"Why, young un, we're going south.
Line 5
You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.

Learner Dictionary

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

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."”

All words in this reading · 51

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admiration

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From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

alias

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

Alphonse

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BLUE EYES AND GOLDEN HAIR.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

awe

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From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

BLUE

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From this reading BLUE EYES AND GOLDEN HAIR.

campaign

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

club

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

EYES

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From this reading BLUE EYES AND GOLDEN HAIR.

find

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From this reading You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

friend

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From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

gazing

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From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

going

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From this reading "Why, young un, we're going south.

GOLDEN

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From this reading BLUE EYES AND GOLDEN HAIR.

got

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From this reading You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

HAIR

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From this reading BLUE EYES AND GOLDEN HAIR.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

Joe

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

Jography

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

Maurice

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From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

new

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From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

now

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

people

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From this reading You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.

plan

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

proceeded

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

settled

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

some

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From this reading You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.

south

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From this reading "Why, young un, we're going south.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

three

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

together

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From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

two

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From this reading You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.

un

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From this reading "Why, young un, we're going south.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "And now," proceeded Joe, _alias_ Alphonse, _alias_ Jography, "the first thing--now as it is settled as we three club together--the first thing is to plan the campaign."

we're

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From this reading "Why, young un, we're going south.

What's

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From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

Why

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From this reading "Why, young un, we're going south.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "What's the campaign?" asked Maurice, gazing with great awe and admiration at his new friend.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You has got to find some un south, and I has got to find two people south.

young

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From this reading "Why, young un, we're going south.