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Chapter II

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WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"
George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.
"Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.
Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.
Oh! what a quack I got then on my head.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter II

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"
Line 2
George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.
Line 3
"Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.
Line 4
Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.
Line 5
Oh! what a quack I got then on my head.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Around preposition US /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading “George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.”

All words in this reading · 53

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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 "Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.

ain't

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From this reading "Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.

all

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From this reading "Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

ath

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From this reading "Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.

Elmer

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From this reading Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.

floundered

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

George

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

Get

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From this reading Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.

got

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From this reading Oh! what a quack I got then on my head.

grip

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From this reading Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.

gunny

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

HAPPENED

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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

head

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From this reading Oh! what a quack I got then on my head.

heard

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

HOLD

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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"

hurry

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From this reading "Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Oh! what a quack I got then on my head.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"

linth

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From this reading Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.

midst

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Oh! what a quack I got then on my head.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

Oh

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From this reading Oh! what a quack I got then on my head.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"

other

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

pull

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From this reading Get a grip on the linth, Elmer, and help him pull.

quack

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From this reading Oh! what a quack I got then on my head.

ROAD

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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"

sacks

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

scouts

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

shout

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

straddling

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"

then

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From this reading Oh! what a quack I got then on my head.

thuch

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From this reading "Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

Toby

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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"

two

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From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.

WHATpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD "HOLD her in, Toby!"

Whoop

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From this reading "Whoop! we ain't in thuch a hurry ath all that, Toby.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading George was heard to shout, as he floundered around in the midst of the gunny sacks, with the other two scouts straddling him half the time.