Chapter V
BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn. "Hi, Captain of the Go-Aheads! What are you doing, mooning here?" "Why, Bess!" returned Wyn, turning to greet Bessie Lavine. "I didn't see you coming along."
Wyn's Camping Days
Chapter V
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BESSIE
LAVINE
Suddenly
a
gay
voice
hailed
Wyn.
"Hi,
Captain
of
the
Go-Aheads!
What
are
you
doing,
mooning
here?"
"Why,
Bess!"
returned
Wyn,
turning
to
greet
Bessie
Lavine.
"I
didn't
see
you
coming
along."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BESSIE
LAVINE
Suddenly
a
gay
voice
hailed
Wyn.
Line 2
"Hi,
Captain
of
the
Go-Aheads!
Line 3
What
are
you
doing,
mooning
here?"
Line 4
"Why,
Bess!"
returned
Wyn,
turning
to
greet
Bessie
Lavine.
Line 5
"I
didn't
see
you
coming
along."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"I didn't see you coming along."”
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Hi, Captain of the Go-Aheads!”
Hailed
noun
US /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are you doing, mooning here?"”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Why, Bess!" returned Wyn, turning to greet Bessie Lavine.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn.”
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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 BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I didn't see you coming along."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing, mooning here?"
Bess
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BESSIE
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CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Hi, Captain of the Go-Aheads!
coming
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From this reading "I didn't see you coming along."
didn't
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doing
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gay
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From this reading BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn.
Go-Aheads
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greet
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From this reading "Why, Bess!" returned Wyn, turning to greet Bessie Lavine.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What are you doing, mooning here?"
Hi
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From this reading "Hi, Captain of the Go-Aheads!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I didn't see you coming along."
LAVINE
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From this reading BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn.
mooning
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From this reading What are you doing, mooning here?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hi, Captain of the Go-Aheads!
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Why, Bess!" returned Wyn, turning to greet Bessie Lavine.
see
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From this reading "I didn't see you coming along."
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hi, Captain of the Go-Aheads!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, Bess!" returned Wyn, turning to greet Bessie Lavine.
turning
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From this reading "Why, Bess!" returned Wyn, turning to greet Bessie Lavine.
voice
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From this reading BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you doing, mooning here?"
Why
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From this reading "Why, Bess!" returned Wyn, turning to greet Bessie Lavine.
Wyn
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From this reading BESSIE LAVINE Suddenly a gay voice hailed Wyn.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you doing, mooning here?"