Chapter XVIII
FINDING THE NUGGETS "Quick with your gun, Will!" yelled Jed. "I laid mine down back there!" "So did I," replied his brother. "What'll we do?" The present position of the brothers was perilous in the extreme.
Two Boy Gold Miners
Chapter XVIII
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FINDING
THE
NUGGETS
"Quick
with
your
gun,
Will!"
yelled
Jed.
"I
laid
mine
down
back
there!"
"So
did
I,"
replied
his
brother.
"What'll
we
do?"
The
present
position
of
the
brothers
was
perilous
in
the
extreme.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
FINDING
THE
NUGGETS
"Quick
with
your
gun,
Will!"
yelled
Jed.
Line 2
"I
laid
mine
down
back
there!"
Line 3
"So
did
I,"
replied
his
brother.
Line 4
"What'll
we
do?"
Line 5
The
present
position
of
the
brothers
was
perilous
in
the
extreme.
Learner Dictionary
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Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"I laid mine down back there!"”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So did I," replied his brother.”
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back
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brother
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brothers
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What'll we do?"
down
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extreme
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FINDING
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gun
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "So did I," replied his brother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I laid mine down back there!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The present position of the brothers was perilous in the extreme.
Jed
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From this reading FINDING THE NUGGETS "Quick with your gun, Will!" yelled Jed.
laid
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minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I laid mine down back there!"
NUGGETS
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From this reading FINDING THE NUGGETS "Quick with your gun, Will!" yelled Jed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The present position of the brothers was perilous in the extreme.
perilous
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position
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present
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From this reading The present position of the brothers was perilous in the extreme.
Quick
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From this reading FINDING THE NUGGETS "Quick with your gun, Will!" yelled Jed.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So did I," replied his brother.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So did I," replied his brother.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FINDING THE NUGGETS "Quick with your gun, Will!" yelled Jed.
there
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The present position of the brothers was perilous in the extreme.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What'll we do?"
What'll
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From this reading "What'll we do?"
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading FINDING THE NUGGETS "Quick with your gun, Will!" yelled Jed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FINDING THE NUGGETS "Quick with your gun, Will!" yelled Jed.
yelled
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From this reading FINDING THE NUGGETS "Quick with your gun, Will!" yelled Jed.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FINDING THE NUGGETS "Quick with your gun, Will!" yelled Jed.