Chapter XV
THE HUNT FOR A SNAKE "It's a snake!" "And it's alive!" "Look out, or he'll bite you!" "There he goes on the floor!" These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
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Chapter XV
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THE
HUNT
FOR
A
SNAKE
"It's
a
snake!"
"And
it's
alive!"
"Look
out,
or
he'll
bite
you!"
"There
he
goes
on
the
floor!"
These
and
a
number
of
other
cries
rang
through
the
dormitory
as
the
cadets
saw
the
contents
of
the
box.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
HUNT
FOR
A
SNAKE
"It's
a
snake!"
Line 2
"And
it's
alive!"
Line 3
"Look
out,
or
he'll
bite
you!"
Line 4
"There
he
goes
on
the
floor!"
Line 5
These
and
a
number
of
other
cries
rang
through
the
dormitory
as
the
cadets
saw
the
contents
of
the
box.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look out, or he'll bite you!"”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.”
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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 THE HUNT FOR A SNAKE "It's a snake!"
alive
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From this reading "And it's alive!"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And it's alive!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
bite
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From this reading "Look out, or he'll bite you!"
box
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From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
cadets
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From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
contents
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From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
cries
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From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
dormitory
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From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
floor
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From this reading "There he goes on the floor!"
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HUNT FOR A SNAKE "It's a snake!"
goes
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From this reading "There he goes on the floor!"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There he goes on the floor!"
he'll
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From this reading "Look out, or he'll bite you!"
HUNT
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From this reading THE HUNT FOR A SNAKE "It's a snake!"
It's
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From this reading THE HUNT FOR A SNAKE "It's a snake!"
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look out, or he'll bite you!"
number
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From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There he goes on the floor!"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Look out, or he'll bite you!"
other
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From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
out
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From this reading "Look out, or he'll bite you!"
rang
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From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
saw
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From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
SNAKE
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From this reading THE HUNT FOR A SNAKE "It's a snake!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUNT FOR A SNAKE "It's a snake!"
There
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From this reading "There he goes on the floor!"
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These and a number of other cries rang through the dormitory as the cadets saw the contents of the box.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look out, or he'll bite you!"