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The Cruise of the Dazzler
The Cruise of the Dazzler

Chapter III

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"BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY" "What 's up?"
Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.
"Kites," Charley answered.
"Come on.
We 're tired out waiting for you."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Cruise of the Dazzler

Chapter III

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY" "What 's up?"
Line 2
Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.
Line 3
"Kites," Charley answered.
Line 4
"Come on.
/come ɑːn/
Line 5
We 're tired out waiting for you."

Learner Dictionary

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

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “"Kites," Charley answered.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come on.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

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

From this reading “We 're tired out waiting for you."”

All words in this reading · 25

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY" "What 's up?"

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading "Kites," Charley answered.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.

BRICK

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From this reading "BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY" "What 's up?"

Charley

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From this reading Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come on.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We 're tired out waiting for you."

Fred

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From this reading Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.

Joe

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From this reading Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.

joined

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From this reading Joe asked, as he joined Fred and Charley.

Kites

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From this reading "Kites," Charley answered.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Come on.

out

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From this reading We 're tired out waiting for you."

re

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From this reading We 're tired out waiting for you."

REDDY

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From this reading "BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY" "What 's up?"

s

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From this reading "BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY" "What 's up?"

SORREL-TOP

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From this reading "BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY" "What 's up?"

tired

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From this reading We 're tired out waiting for you."

up

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From this reading "BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY" "What 's up?"

waiting

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From this reading We 're tired out waiting for you."

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We 're tired out waiting for you."

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY" "What 's up?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading We 're tired out waiting for you."