Chapter XV
IN THE TOWN "Hello! Nappy's overboard!" "Wow! that was some crack on the ear!" "Can he swim?" "Sure, he can swim!
The Rover Boys at Colby Hall
Chapter XV
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IN
THE
TOWN
"Hello!
Nappy's
overboard!"
"Wow!
that
was
some
crack
on
the
ear!"
"Can
he
swim?"
"Sure,
he
can
swim!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
THE
TOWN
"Hello!
Line 2
Nappy's
overboard!"
Line 3
"Wow!
that
was
some
crack
on
the
ear!"
Line 4
"Can
he
swim?"
Line 5
"Sure,
he
can
swim!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Overboard
adverb
US /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading “Nappy's overboard!"”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure, he can swim!”
All words in this reading · 17
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Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can he swim?"
crack
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From this reading "Wow! that was some crack on the ear!"
ear
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From this reading "Wow! that was some crack on the ear!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Can he swim?"
Hello
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From this reading IN THE TOWN "Hello!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TOWN "Hello!
Nappy's
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From this reading Nappy's overboard!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Wow! that was some crack on the ear!"
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading Nappy's overboard!"
some
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From this reading "Wow! that was some crack on the ear!"
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure, he can swim!
swim
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From this reading "Can he swim?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Wow! that was some crack on the ear!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TOWN "Hello!
TOWN
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From this reading IN THE TOWN "Hello!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Wow! that was some crack on the ear!"
Wow
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From this reading "Wow! that was some crack on the ear!"