Chapter XXIII
A RUN NOT WANTED. "Andy! Andy! Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror. "Tell me that you are not dead!"
The young naval captain
Chapter XXIII
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A
RUN
NOT
WANTED.
"Andy!
Andy!
Rise
up!"
cried
Oscar,
with
increasing
horror.
"Tell
me
that
you
are
not
dead!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
A
RUN
NOT
WANTED.
Line 2
"Andy!
Line 3
Andy!
Line 4
Rise
up!"
cried
Oscar,
with
increasing
horror.
Line 5
"Tell
me
that
you
are
not
dead!"
/tell miː ðæt juː ɑːr nɑːt dead/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me that you are not dead!"”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me that you are not dead!"”
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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 RUN NOT WANTED.
Andy
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From this reading "Andy!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
horror
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From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
increasing
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From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A RUN NOT WANTED.
Oscar
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From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
Rise
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From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
RUN
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From this reading A RUN NOT WANTED.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"
up
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From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
WANTED
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From this reading A RUN NOT WANTED.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rise up!" cried Oscar, with increasing horror.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me that you are not dead!"