Chapter XXIX
BROUGHT TO BAY. "Somebody is coming!" whispered Jack excitedly. "I wonder if it is the guerrillas?" "If da come, de jig am up!" groaned Old Ben. "Let us hide upstairs," returned our hero.
Young Captain Jack
Chapter XXIX
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BROUGHT
TO
BAY.
"Somebody
is
coming!"
whispered
Jack
excitedly.
"I
wonder
if
it
is
the
guerrillas?"
"If
da
come,
de
jig
am
up!"
groaned
Old
Ben.
"Let
us
hide
upstairs,"
returned
our
hero.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
BROUGHT
TO
BAY.
Line 2
"Somebody
is
coming!"
whispered
Jack
excitedly.
Line 3
"I
wonder
if
it
is
the
guerrillas?"
Line 4
"If
da
come,
de
jig
am
up!"
groaned
Old
Ben.
Line 5
"Let
us
hide
upstairs,"
returned
our
hero.
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 “BROUGHT TO BAY.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If da come, de jig am up!" groaned Old Ben.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let us hide upstairs," returned our hero.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Let us hide upstairs," returned our hero.”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Somebody is coming!" whispered Jack excitedly.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "If da come, de jig am up!" groaned Old Ben.
BAY
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From this reading BROUGHT TO BAY.
Ben
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BROUGHTnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BROUGHT TO BAY.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If da come, de jig am up!" groaned Old Ben.
coming
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da
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de
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excitedly
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From this reading "Somebody is coming!" whispered Jack excitedly.
groaned
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guerrillas
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hero
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hide
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder if it is the guerrillas?"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I wonder if it is the guerrillas?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Somebody is coming!" whispered Jack excitedly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wonder if it is the guerrillas?"
Jack
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From this reading "Somebody is coming!" whispered Jack excitedly.
jig
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From this reading "If da come, de jig am up!" groaned Old Ben.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us hide upstairs," returned our hero.
Old
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From this reading "If da come, de jig am up!" groaned Old Ben.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Let us hide upstairs," returned our hero.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Let us hide upstairs," returned our hero.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Somebody is coming!" whispered Jack excitedly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wonder if it is the guerrillas?"
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BROUGHT TO BAY.
up
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From this reading "If da come, de jig am up!" groaned Old Ben.
upstairs
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From this reading "Let us hide upstairs," returned our hero.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us hide upstairs," returned our hero.
whispered
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From this reading "Somebody is coming!" whispered Jack excitedly.
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder if it is the guerrillas?"