Chapter VI
ON THE TRAIN "Ready?" "I've been ready for the last half hour." "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train." "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover. She gazed at Jack fondly.
The Rover Boys at Colby Hall
Chapter VI
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ON
THE
TRAIN
"Ready?"
"I've
been
ready
for
the
last
half
hour."
"So
have
I.
Come
on,
if
we're
going
to
catch
that
train."
"Yes,
boys,
you
don't
want
to
miss
the
train,"
came
from
Mrs.
Dick
Rover.
She
gazed
at
Jack
fondly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ON
THE
TRAIN
"Ready?"
Line 2
"I've
been
ready
for
the
last
half
hour."
Line 3
"So
have
I.
Come
on,
if
we're
going
to
catch
that
train."
Line 4
"Yes,
boys,
you
don't
want
to
miss
the
train,"
came
from
Mrs.
Dick
Rover.
Line 5
She
gazed
at
Jack
fondly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I've been ready for the last half hour."”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."”
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've been ready for the last half hour."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've been ready for the last half hour."”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She gazed at Jack fondly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been ready for the last half hour."
boys
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From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
came
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From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
catch
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From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
Dick
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From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
don't
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From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
fondly
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From this reading She gazed at Jack fondly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've been ready for the last half hour."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
gazed
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From this reading She gazed at Jack fondly.
going
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From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've been ready for the last half hour."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
hour
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From this reading "I've been ready for the last half hour."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
I've
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From this reading "I've been ready for the last half hour."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
Jack
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From this reading She gazed at Jack fondly.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've been ready for the last half hour."
miss
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From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
Mrs
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From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRAIN "Ready?"
Ready
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From this reading ON THE TRAIN "Ready?"
Rover
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From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed at Jack fondly.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRAIN "Ready?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
TRAIN
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From this reading ON THE TRAIN "Ready?"
want
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From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
we're
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From this reading "So have I. Come on, if we're going to catch that train."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, boys, you don't want to miss the train," came from Mrs. Dick Rover.