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Chapter XVI

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HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!
Let go of me!
Hi!
Elmer, he's up here!
Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XVI

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!
Line 2
Let go of me!
Line 3
Hi!
Line 4
Elmer, he's up here!
Line 5
Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"”

HELP noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Elmer, he's up here!”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let go of me!”

All words in this reading · 21

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any

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From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"

BOUND

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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!

can't

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From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"

CONCLUSION

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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!

Elmer

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From this reading Elmer, he's up here!

go

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From this reading Let go of me!

he's

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From this reading Elmer, he's up here!

HELPnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Elmer, he's up here!

Hi

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From this reading Hi!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"

hold

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From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"

HOMEWARD

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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND--CONCLUSION "HELP!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let go of me!

longer

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From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Let go of me!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Let go of me!

quick

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From this reading Come quick, I can't hold him any longer!"

up

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From this reading Elmer, he's up here!