Chapter III
THE BURIED TREASURE STORY Fred turned and walked toward the hotel, the old miner advancing to meet him. "Well," asked Mr. Gardner, "how'd you make out?" "I didn't make out at all." "Pshaw! That's too bad.
The Young Treasure Hunter
Chapter III
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THE
BURIED
TREASURE
STORY
Fred
turned
and
walked
toward
the
hotel,
the
old
miner
advancing
to
meet
him.
"Well,"
asked
Mr.
Gardner,
"how'd
you
make
out?"
"I
didn't
make
out
at
all."
"Pshaw!
That's
too
bad.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
BURIED
TREASURE
STORY
Fred
turned
and
walked
toward
the
hotel,
the
old
miner
advancing
to
meet
him.
Line 2
"Well,"
asked
Mr.
Gardner,
"how'd
you
make
out?"
Line 3
"I
didn't
make
out
at
all."
Line 4
"Pshaw!
Line 5
That's
too
bad.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," asked Mr. Gardner, "how'd you make out?"”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," asked Mr. Gardner, "how'd you make out?"”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “THE BURIED TREASURE STORY Fred turned and walked toward the hotel, the old miner advancing to meet him.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," asked Mr. Gardner, "how'd you make out?"”
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advancing
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all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BURIED TREASURE STORY Fred turned and walked toward the hotel, the old miner advancing to meet him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bad
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BURIED
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didn't
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Fred
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Gardner
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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hotel
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how'd
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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meet
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miner
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Mr
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old
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out
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Pshaw
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STORY
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That's
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BURIED TREASURE STORY Fred turned and walked toward the hotel, the old miner advancing to meet him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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TREASURE
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turned
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walked
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Well
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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