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Young Captain Jack
Young Captain Jack

Chapter X

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MRS.
RUTHVEN SPEAKS HER MIND.
Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.
It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.
"I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Young Captain Jack

Chapter X

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MRS.
Line 2
RUTHVEN SPEAKS HER MIND.
Line 3
Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.
Line 4
It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.
Line 5
"I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “"I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “"I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.”

MIND noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “RUTHVEN SPEAKS HER MIND.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.”

All words in this reading · 39

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

Alice

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From this reading "I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

aunt

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From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

bay

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From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

cousin

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From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

greatly

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From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading RUTHVEN SPEAKS HER MIND.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

home

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From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

irritated

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From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

Jack

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From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

John

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From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

Leaving

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From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

MINDnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading RUTHVEN SPEAKS HER MIND.

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

own

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From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

preferred

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From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

RUTHVEN

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From this reading RUTHVEN SPEAKS HER MIND.

said

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From this reading "I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

shore

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From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

slowly

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From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

society

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From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

speak

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From this reading "I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

SPEAKS

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From this reading RUTHVEN SPEAKS HER MIND.

St

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From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "I must speak to Aunt Alice about this," he said to himself.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It irritated him greatly to think that his cousin preferred the society of Jack to his own.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.

walked

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From this reading Leaving the shore of the bay, St. John Ruthven walked slowly toward the home of his aunt.