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The pennant
The pennant

Chapter XV

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WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.
“All right,” said Ned cheerily.
“We’ll fix it up in a day or two.
We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”
Several other boys dropped in and the two visitors departed.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The pennant

Chapter XV

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.
Line 2
“All right,” said Ned cheerily.
Line 3
“We’ll fix it up in a day or two.
Line 4
We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”
Line 5
Several other boys dropped in and the two visitors departed.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.”

Ought modal verb US /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.””

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““All right,” said Ned cheerily.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

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

From this reading “Several other boys dropped in and the two visitors departed.”

Start noun US /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.””

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “We’ll fix it up in a day or two.

All

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From this reading “All right,” said Ned cheerily.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

any

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From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.

boys

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From this reading Several other boys dropped in and the two visitors departed.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

cheerily

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From this reading “All right,” said Ned cheerily.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.

count

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From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

Dan

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From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.

day

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From this reading “We’ll fix it up in a day or two.

departed

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From this reading Several other boys dropped in and the two visitors departed.

dropped

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From this reading Several other boys dropped in and the two visitors departed.

find

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From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

fix

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From this reading “We’ll fix it up in a day or two.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

games

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From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “We’ll fix it up in a day or two.

inter-form

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From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “We’ll fix it up in a day or two.

material

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From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

Ned

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From this reading “All right,” said Ned cheerily.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “We’ll fix it up in a day or two.

other

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From this reading Several other boys dropped in and the two visitors departed.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

out

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From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “All right,” said Ned cheerily.

said

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From this reading “All right,” said Ned cheerily.

say

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From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.

Several

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From this reading Several other boys dropped in and the two visitors departed.

spring

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From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

startnounUS /start/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

SUGGESTIONS

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From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

two

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From this reading “We’ll fix it up in a day or two.

up

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From this reading “We’ll fix it up in a day or two.

visitors

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From this reading Several other boys dropped in and the two visitors departed.

WALTER'S

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From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

We'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “We’ll fix it up in a day or two.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading We ought to start right in on our inter-form games and find out what material we can count on for the spring.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WALTER’S SUGGESTIONS “I’ll come any time you say,” replied Dan.