Chapter XXX
FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover. "And not a soul in sight." "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts. "I guess the men went away to fight us." "Probably you are right, Tom.
The Rover Boys in the Jungle
Chapter XXX
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FINDING
THE
LONG-LOST
"A
village!"
said
Randolph
Rover.
"And
not
a
soul
in
sight."
"There
are
several
women
and
children,"
returned
Tom,
pointing
to
one
of
the
huts.
"I
guess
the
men
went
away
to
fight
us."
"Probably
you
are
right,
Tom.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FINDING
THE
LONG-LOST
"A
village!"
said
Randolph
Rover.
Line 2
"And
not
a
soul
in
sight."
Line 3
"There
are
several
women
and
children,"
returned
Tom,
pointing
to
one
of
the
huts.
Line 4
"I
guess
the
men
went
away
to
fight
us."
Line 5
"Probably
you
are
right,
Tom.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Probably you are right, Tom.”
Several
noun
US /ˈseveral/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I guess the men went away to fight us."”
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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 FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
away
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From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
children
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From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
fight
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From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
FINDING
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From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
guess
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From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
huts
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From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
LONG-LOST
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From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
men
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From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
pointing
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From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
Probably
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From this reading "Probably you are right, Tom.
Randolph
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From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Probably you are right, Tom.
Rover
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From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
said
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From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
several
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From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
sight
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From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
soul
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From this reading "And not a soul in sight."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
There
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From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
Tom
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From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
village
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From this reading FINDING THE LONG-LOST "A village!" said Randolph Rover.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I guess the men went away to fight us."
women
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From this reading "There are several women and children," returned Tom, pointing to one of the huts.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Probably you are right, Tom.