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Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass"
Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass"

Chapter VII

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WILD MAKES AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.
"All right," he said.
"I reckon I'm satisfied.
I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Young Wild West at "Forbidden Pass"

Chapter VII

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WILD MAKES AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
Line 2
Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.
Line 3
"All right," he said.
Line 4
"I reckon I'm satisfied.
Line 5
I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

Learner Dictionary

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

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."”

Couple noun US /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading “I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."”

Nodded noun US /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"All right," he said.”

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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 I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

All

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From this reading "All right," he said.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading WILD MAKES AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

broke

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From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

Cap

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From this reading Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.

couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/

two people or things considered together

From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

DISCOVERY

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From this reading WILD MAKES AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

dollars

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From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "All right," he said.

head

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From this reading Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.

hundred

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From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I reckon I'm satisfied.

I'm

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From this reading "I reckon I'm satisfied.

IMPORTANT

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From this reading WILD MAKES AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

just

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From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

lost

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From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

MAKES

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From this reading WILD MAKES AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.

noddednounUS /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I am not broke, just because I lost a couple of hundred dollars."

reckon

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From this reading "I reckon I'm satisfied.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "All right," he said.

Roche

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From this reading Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.

said

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From this reading Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.

satisfied

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From this reading "I reckon I'm satisfied.

Sedgwick

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From this reading Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Cap Roche nodded his head at what Sedgwick said.

WILD

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From this reading WILD MAKES AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.