Chapter XIII
THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?" Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning. "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!" "Let them come!" Starr Wiley shrugged.
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Chapter XIII
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THE
CHALLENGE
"What
do
you
think
about
this?"
Harrington
Chase
growled
as
his
partner
entered
the
private
office
the
next
morning.
"Somebody's
getting
after
us
good
and
plenty!"
"Let
them
come!"
Starr
Wiley
shrugged.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
CHALLENGE
"What
do
you
think
about
this?"
Line 2
Harrington
Chase
growled
as
his
partner
entered
the
private
office
the
next
morning.
Line 3
"Somebody's
getting
after
us
good
and
plenty!"
Line 4
"Let
them
come!"
/let ðem come/
Line 5
Starr
Wiley
shrugged.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"”
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Let them come!"”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"”
Growled
noun
US /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let them come!"”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
CHALLENGE
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From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
Chase
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From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Let them come!"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
entered
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From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
getting
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From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
Harrington
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From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let them come!"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
office
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From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
partner
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From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
plenty
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From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
private
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From this reading Harrington Chase growled as his partner entered the private office the next morning.
shrugged
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From this reading Starr Wiley shrugged.
Somebody's
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From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
Starr
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From this reading Starr Wiley shrugged.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Let them come!"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Somebody's getting after us good and plenty!"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"
Wiley
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From this reading Starr Wiley shrugged.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CHALLENGE "What do you think about this?"