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The Rover Boys at Colby Hall
The Rover Boys at Colby Hall

Chapter XXIV

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THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!
So get ready for some real fun!"
"Right you are, Andy!
Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
"And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Rover Boys at Colby Hall

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!
Line 2
So get ready for some real fun!"
Line 3
"Right you are, Andy!
Line 4
Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"
Line 5
"And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

Learner Dictionary

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

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Right you are, Andy!”

All words in this reading · 43

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ago

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From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

Aleck

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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

Andy

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From this reading "Right you are, Andy!

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Right you are, Andy!

boys

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From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!

broke

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From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

death

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down

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farm

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From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"

Fred

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From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

FUN

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From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!

get

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From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"

HALLOWE'EN

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From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"

Jack

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From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"

nearly

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Ness

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New

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From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"

night

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From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

Pop

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ready

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From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"

real

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From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"

RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"

RightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Right you are, Andy!

scaring

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From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"

some

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From this reading So get ready for some real fun!"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

to-morrow

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From this reading THE FUN OF HALLOWE'EN "Hallowe'en to-morrow night, boys!

two

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From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"

year

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From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"

years

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From this reading "And what fun we had down on the farm two years ago, scaring Aleck Pop and Jack Ness nearly to death?" broke in Fred.

York

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From this reading Remember what fun we had last year in New York?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Right you are, Andy!