Chapter VII
MR. CHIPPERTON. I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach. Mr. Chipperton looked around at me. "Why, how do you do?" said he.
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MR.
CHIPPERTON.
I
took
hold
of
the
boat,
and
pulled
the
bow
up
on
the
beach.
Mr.
Chipperton
looked
around
at
me.
"Why,
how
do
you
do?"
said
he.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MR.
Line 2
CHIPPERTON.
Line 3
I
took
hold
of
the
boat,
and
pulled
the
bow
up
on
the
beach.
Line 4
Mr.
Chipperton
looked
around
at
me.
Line 5
"Why,
how
do
you
do?"
said
he.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Mr. Chipperton looked around at me.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Chipperton looked around at me.”
Pulled
noun
US /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mr. Chipperton looked around at me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Chipperton looked around at me.
beach
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boat
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bow
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CHIPPERTON
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From this reading CHIPPERTON.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why, how do you do?" said he.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, how do you do?" said he.
hold
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From this reading I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.
how
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From this reading "Why, how do you do?" said he.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Chipperton looked around at me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Chipperton looked around at me.
MR
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.
said
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.
up
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From this reading I took hold of the boat, and pulled the bow up on the beach.
Why
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From this reading "Why, how do you do?" said he.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, how do you do?" said he.