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All Adrift

Chapter III

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A BRILLIANT SCHEME MADE POSSIBLE.
Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.
Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.
"I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.
"We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.
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All Adrift

Chapter III

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A BRILLIANT SCHEME MADE POSSIBLE.
Line 2
Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.
Line 3
Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.
Line 4
"I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.
Line 5
"We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.

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 “"We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.”

Christian noun US /ˈchristian/

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

From this reading “Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.”

Either determiner US /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading “"I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.”

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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 A BRILLIANT SCHEME MADE POSSIBLE.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

any

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

assailant

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From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.

BRILLIANT

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From this reading A BRILLIANT SCHEME MADE POSSIBLE.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

Certainly

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From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

Christian

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From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

companion

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From this reading Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

don't

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

Dornwood

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

Dory

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From this reading Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.

earnest

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

feared

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

get

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From this reading "We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

hand

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

heart

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From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

joke

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

kindness

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From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

late

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From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

lunatic

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From this reading Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.

MADE

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From this reading A BRILLIANT SCHEME MADE POSSIBLE.

man

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From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

pay

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

Plattsburgh

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From this reading "We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.

pocket

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

POSSIBLE

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From this reading A BRILLIANT SCHEME MADE POSSIBLE.

said

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

saw

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

SCHEME

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From this reading A BRILLIANT SCHEME MADE POSSIBLE.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

taken

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

talk

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From this reading "We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.

thrust

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Certainly he was a Christian man, for he seemed to have nothing but kindness in his heart towards his late assailant.

want

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From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Dory began to think his companion was a lunatic.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "I don't want any pay for what I did for either," said Dory Dornwood, as he saw his companion thrust his hand into his pocket, and he feared that his joke had been taken in earnest.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "We will talk about that when we get to Plattsburgh.