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Wyn's Camping Days
Wyn's Camping Days

Chapter XXVIII

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A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:
"Look for me in a few hours.
Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.
If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."
A man brought it over from the Forge.
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Wyn's Camping Days

Chapter XXVIII

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:
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"Look for me in a few hours.
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Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.
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If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."
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A man brought it over from the Forge.

Learner Dictionary

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

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “A man brought it over from the Forge.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Look for me in a few hours.”

NEED noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “A man brought it over from the Forge.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.”

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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 A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

all

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From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

away

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From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

Bessie

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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

boat

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From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A man brought it over from the Forge.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

club

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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

day

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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

early

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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

father

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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

few

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From this reading "Look for me in a few hours.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

Forge

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From this reading A man brought it over from the Forge.

FRIEND

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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

get

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From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

Henry

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From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

hours

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From this reading "Look for me in a few hours.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

Lavine

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From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Look for me in a few hours.

man

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A man brought it over from the Forge.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Look for me in a few hours.

message

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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

NEEDnounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

new

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading A man brought it over from the Forge.

received

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

run

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From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

season

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From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

see

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From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

soon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

up

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From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

whole

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From this reading A FRIEND IN NEED It was early on the next day that Bessie received a message from her father for the whole club:

Wyn

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From this reading Shall run up to see what Wyn has done as soon as I can get away.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If it is all right, you shall have new boat this season.--Henry Lavine."