Chapter XVI
LOST "Hurrah!" yelled Jed, capering about. "We're in luck! Gold, Will! What'd I tell you? I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
Two Boy Gold Miners
Chapter XVI
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LOST
"Hurrah!"
yelled
Jed,
capering
about.
"We're
in
luck!
Gold,
Will!
What'd
I
tell
you?
I
knew
we'd
find
it!"
and
he
began
dancing
about
like
an
Indian,
or
a
cowboy
celebrating
a
holiday.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LOST
"Hurrah!"
yelled
Jed,
capering
about.
Line 2
"We're
in
luck!
Line 3
Gold,
Will!
Line 4
What'd
I
tell
you?
Line 5
I
knew
we'd
find
it!"
and
he
began
dancing
about
like
an
Indian,
or
a
cowboy
celebrating
a
holiday.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “LOST "Hurrah!" yelled Jed, capering about.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What'd I tell you?”
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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 I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LOST "Hurrah!" yelled Jed, capering about.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
capering
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From this reading LOST "Hurrah!" yelled Jed, capering about.
celebrating
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cowboy
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dancing
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From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
find
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Gold
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From this reading Gold, Will!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
holiday
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From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
Hurrah
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From this reading LOST "Hurrah!" yelled Jed, capering about.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What'd I tell you?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We're in luck!
Indian
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From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
Jed
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From this reading LOST "Hurrah!" yelled Jed, capering about.
knew
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From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
like
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From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
LOST
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From this reading LOST "Hurrah!" yelled Jed, capering about.
luck
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From this reading "We're in luck!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What'd I tell you?
we'd
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From this reading I knew we'd find it!" and he began dancing about like an Indian, or a cowboy celebrating a holiday.
We're
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From this reading "We're in luck!
What'd
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From this reading What'd I tell you?
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Gold, Will!
yelled
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From this reading LOST "Hurrah!" yelled Jed, capering about.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What'd I tell you?