Chapter XXVIII
KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again. "Uncle Randolph, they meant to kill us!" "Indeed they did, Dick. And this is no safe place for stopping. We must retreat."
The Rover Boys in the Jungle
Chapter XXVIII
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KING
SUSKO
"My
gracious,
this
is
getting
at
close
range!"
burst
out
Dick,
when
he
could
catch
his
breath
again.
"Uncle
Randolph,
they
meant
to
kill
us!"
"Indeed
they
did,
Dick.
And
this
is
no
safe
place
for
stopping.
We
must
retreat."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
KING
SUSKO
"My
gracious,
this
is
getting
at
close
range!"
burst
out
Dick,
when
he
could
catch
his
breath
again.
Line 2
"Uncle
Randolph,
they
meant
to
kill
us!"
Line 3
"Indeed
they
did,
Dick.
Line 4
And
this
is
no
safe
place
for
stopping.
Line 5
We
must
retreat."
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.”
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must retreat."”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is no safe place for stopping.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
breath
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
burst
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
catch
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
close
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
Dick
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Indeed they did, Dick.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And this is no safe place for stopping.
getting
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
gracious
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
Indeed
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From this reading "Indeed they did, Dick.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
kill
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From this reading "Uncle Randolph, they meant to kill us!"
KING
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
meant
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From this reading "Uncle Randolph, they meant to kill us!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must retreat."
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And this is no safe place for stopping.
out
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
place
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From this reading And this is no safe place for stopping.
Randolph
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From this reading "Uncle Randolph, they meant to kill us!"
range
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
retreat
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From this reading We must retreat."
safe
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From this reading And this is no safe place for stopping.
stopping
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From this reading And this is no safe place for stopping.
SUSKO
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From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Uncle Randolph, they meant to kill us!"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Uncle Randolph, they meant to kill us!"
Uncle
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From this reading "Uncle Randolph, they meant to kill us!"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Uncle Randolph, they meant to kill us!"
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must retreat."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading KING SUSKO "My gracious, this is getting at close range!" burst out Dick, when he could catch his breath again.