Chapter X
SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man. "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy. "You don't say!" The tall man turned to Tom. "How did you get here?"
The Rover Boys at School
Chapter X
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SETTLING
DOWN
AT
THE
HALL
"It's
a
boy!"
cried
the
tall,
slim
man.
"One
of
the
boys!"
came
from
the
tramp
known
as
Buddy.
"You
don't
say!"
The
tall
man
turned
to
Tom.
"How
did
you
get
here?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
SETTLING
DOWN
AT
THE
HALL
"It's
a
boy!"
cried
the
tall,
slim
man.
Line 2
"One
of
the
boys!"
came
from
the
tramp
known
as
Buddy.
Line 3
"You
don't
say!"
Line 4
The
tall
man
turned
to
Tom.
Line 5
"How
did
you
get
here?"
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How did you get here?"”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.”
All words in this reading · 31
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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 SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
boy
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From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
boys
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From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
Buddy
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From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
came
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From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did you get here?"
don't
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From this reading "You don't say!"
DOWN
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From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
get
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From this reading "How did you get here?"
HALL
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From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How did you get here?"
How
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From this reading "How did you get here?"
It's
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From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
known
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From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
man
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From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
say
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From this reading "You don't say!"
SETTLING
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From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
slim
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From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
tall
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From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SETTLING DOWN AT THE HALL "It's a boy!" cried the tall, slim man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tall man turned to Tom.
Tom
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From this reading The tall man turned to Tom.
tramp
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From this reading "One of the boys!" came from the tramp known as Buddy.
turned
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From this reading The tall man turned to Tom.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't say!"