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The Twin Ventriloquists
The Twin Ventriloquists

Chapter II

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A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.
Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:
"Say, young fellow, who are you?"
"I asked first."
"Did you?"
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The Twin Ventriloquists

Chapter II

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.
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Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:
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"Say, young fellow, who are you?"
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"I asked first."
/aɪ asked first/
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"Did you?"
/dɪd juː/

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I asked first."”

BETWEEN preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I asked first."”

ONCE noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:”

WONDERFUL noun US /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.”

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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 A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Say, young fellow, who are you?"

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I asked first."

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

COMMENCE

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

conclude

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From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

EXTRAORDINARY

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

fellow

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From this reading "Say, young fellow, who are you?"

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I asked first."

FOLLOWS

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I asked first."

identity

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From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

Ike

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From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

met

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From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

MUTUAL

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

ONCE

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

PRANKS

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

RECOGNITION

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

reveal

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From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

Say

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From this reading "Say, young fellow, who are you?"

similar

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From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

TOGETHER

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

TWO

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

VENTRILOQUISTS

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From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Say, young fellow, who are you?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Ike did not conclude to reveal his identity at once, and met the question with a similar one:

WONDERFULnounUS /ˈwonderful/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A MUTUAL RECOGNITION FOLLOWS BETWEEN TWO WONDERFUL VENTRILOQUISTS AND AT ONCE THEY COMMENCE TOGETHER THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PRANKS.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Say, young fellow, who are you?"

young

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From this reading "Say, young fellow, who are you?"