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A Rock in the Baltic
A Rock in the Baltic

Chapter XXI · The Elopement

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THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.
She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
“Make for Stockholm, Johnson.
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A Rock in the Baltic

Chapter XXI · The Elopement

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

Line 1
THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.
Line 2
But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.
Line 3
Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.
Line 4
She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.
Line 5
“Make for Stockholm, Johnson.

Learner Dictionary

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

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading “THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Make for Stockholm, Johnson.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading “But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

another's

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

aware

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

back

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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

became

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

binoculars

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

boat

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

chief

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

command

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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

deck

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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

Drummond

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.

expectation

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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

exuberant

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From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.

father

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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

fled

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.

girls

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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

giving

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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

heard

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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

holding

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

Johnson

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From this reading “Make for Stockholm, Johnson.

Kate

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From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.

Kempt

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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

MakenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Make for Stockholm, Johnson.

mate

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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

men

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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

once

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From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

powerful

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

Prince

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

saloon

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

sat

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

say

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From this reading Even the exuberant Kate for once had nothing to say.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

small

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

Stockholm

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From this reading “Make for Stockholm, Johnson.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

there

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From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

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

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

two

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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

voice

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From this reading She heard the voice of her father on deck, giving command to the mate.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading But when, through their powerful binoculars, the girls became aware that Drummond and the Prince were in the small boat, they both fled to the chief saloon, and sat there holding one another’s hands.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

yacht

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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.

young

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From this reading THE girls on the yacht had no expectation that Captain Kempt would come back with the two young men.