Chapter II
AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind. "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run. "Toe the mark here. Now then--one, two, three! Go!"
The Rover Boys at School
Chapter II
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AN
ENCOUNTER
ON
THE
ROAD
"I'll
race
you
to
the
path,"
said
Sam,
when
the
woodshed
was
left
behind.
"All
right,"
answered
Tom,
who
was
always
ready
to
run.
"Toe
the
mark
here.
Now
then--one,
two,
three!
Go!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AN
ENCOUNTER
ON
THE
ROAD
"I'll
race
you
to
the
path,"
said
Sam,
when
the
woodshed
was
left
behind.
Line 2
"All
right,"
answered
Tom,
who
was
always
ready
to
run.
Line 3
"Toe
the
mark
here.
Line 4
Now
then--one,
two,
three!
Line 5
Go!"
Learner Dictionary
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Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.”
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Toe the mark here.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now then--one, two, three!”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.”
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All
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always
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From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
ENCOUNTER
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
Go
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From this reading Go!"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Toe the mark here.
I'll
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
mark
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From this reading "Toe the mark here.
Now
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From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
path
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
race
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
ready
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From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
ROAD
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
run
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said
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
Sam
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
then
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From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
three
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From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
Toe
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From this reading "Toe the mark here.
Tom
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From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
two
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From this reading Now then--one, two, three!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "All right," answered Tom, who was always ready to run.
woodshed
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From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER ON THE ROAD "I'll race you to the path," said Sam, when the woodshed was left behind.