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The Island Trapper
The Island Trapper

Chapter XIII

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THE SWOOP OF THE AVENGER.
“Gold Feather is here.
Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”
“Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?
Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Island Trapper

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SWOOP OF THE AVENGER.
Line 2
“Gold Feather is here.
Line 3
Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”
Line 4
“Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?
Line 5
Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.”

Learner Dictionary

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

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Gold Feather is here.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.””

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.””

Track noun US /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading “Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?””

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all

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From this reading Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

angry

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From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

AVENGER

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From this reading THE SWOOP OF THE AVENGER.

chief

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From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

crags

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From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

Feather

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From this reading “Gold Feather is here.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.”

Gold

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From this reading “Gold Feather is here.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gold Feather is here.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Gold Feather is here.

knows

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From this reading Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.”

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.”

meet

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From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

mountains

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From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SWOOP OF THE AVENGER.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

pale-faces

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From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

put

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From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

ride

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From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

shadows

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From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

speak

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From this reading Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.”

SWOOP

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From this reading THE SWOOP OF THE AVENGER.

Tarantulah

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From this reading Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SWOOP OF THE AVENGER.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

tracknounUS /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

truth

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From this reading Let him speak the truth, for Tarantulah knows all.”

warriors

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From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

why

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From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Is the chief angry with him that he should put the warriors on his track?”

Yes

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From this reading “Yes,” he cried; “why did Gold Feather ride to the mountains, and meet the pale-faces in the shadows of the crags?