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Young Barbarians

Chapter I

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_By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."
Frontispiece "Peter dared not lift his head."
36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."
66 "Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear."
92 "Speug was dragged along the walk."
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Young Barbarians

Chapter I

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."
Line 2
Frontispiece "Peter dared not lift his head."
Line 3
36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."
Line 4
66 "Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear."
Line 5
92 "Speug was dragged along the walk."

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 “92 "Speug was dragged along the walk."”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."”

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “66 "Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear."”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading “_By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."”

All words in this reading · 55

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36

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

50

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

66

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From this reading 66 "Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear."

92

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From this reading 92 "Speug was dragged along the walk."

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading 92 "Speug was dragged along the walk."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

Author

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

Bonnie

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

Brier

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

Bush

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

ByprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

c-cad

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

centre

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

Company

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

dared

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From this reading Frontispiece "Peter dared not lift his head."

Dodd

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

dragged

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From this reading 92 "Speug was dragged along the walk."

ear

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From this reading 66 "Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear."

entrance

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

excellent

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

Frontispiece

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From this reading Frontispiece "Peter dared not lift his head."

guns

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

hall

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

head

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From this reading Frontispiece "Peter dared not lift his head."

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Frontispiece "Peter dared not lift his head."

IAN

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

ill-bred

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

large

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

lift

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From this reading Frontispiece "Peter dared not lift his head."

MACLAREN

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

Mead

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

Nestie

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

NEW

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Frontispiece "Peter dared not lift his head."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

Peter

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From this reading Frontispiece "Peter dared not lift his head."

position

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

Russian

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

Seized

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading 66 "Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear."

Speug

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From this reading 92 "Speug was dragged along the walk."

Speug's

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From this reading 66 "Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear."

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

two

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From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."

walk

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From this reading 92 "Speug was dragged along the walk."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

whispered

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From this reading 66 "Nestie whispered something in Speug's ear."

YORK

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From this reading _By_ IAN MACLAREN Author of "_Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush_" NEW YORK Dodd, Mead and Company "Nestie was standing in the centre of the large entrance hall."

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 36 "'You are an ill-bred c-cad.'" 50 "Seized an excellent position behind two Russian guns."