Chapter XIII
IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices. "We mustn't get separated," said Fred. "That would be terrible. Oh, how my eyes hurt!" "So do mine.
The Young Treasure Hunter
Chapter XIII
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IN
THE
WILDERNESS
Blindly
groping
about,
the
two
boys
located
each
other
by
the
sounds
of
their
voices.
"We
mustn't
get
separated,"
said
Fred.
"That
would
be
terrible.
Oh,
how
my
eyes
hurt!"
"So
do
mine.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
THE
WILDERNESS
Blindly
groping
about,
the
two
boys
located
each
other
by
the
sounds
of
their
voices.
Line 2
"We
mustn't
get
separated,"
said
Fred.
Line 3
"That
would
be
terrible.
/ðæt wʊd biː ˈterrible/
Line 4
Oh,
how
my
eyes
hurt!"
Line 5
"So
do
mine.
/soʊ duː maɪn/
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"So do mine.”
Terrible
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"That would be terrible.”
WILDERNESS
noun
US /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"That would be terrible.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That would be terrible.
Blindly
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From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
boys
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From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do mine.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
eyes
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Fred
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get
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From this reading "We mustn't get separated," said Fred.
groping
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From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
how
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From this reading Oh, how my eyes hurt!"
hurt
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From this reading Oh, how my eyes hurt!"
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
located
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From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So do mine.
mustn't
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From this reading "We mustn't get separated," said Fred.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, how my eyes hurt!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Oh
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From this reading Oh, how my eyes hurt!"
other
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said
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separated
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From this reading "We mustn't get separated," said Fred.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do mine.
sounds
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From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That would be terrible.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That would be terrible.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
two
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From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
voices
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From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We mustn't get separated," said Fred.
WILDERNESSnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading IN THE WILDERNESS Blindly groping about, the two boys located each other by the sounds of their voices.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That would be terrible.