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All Adrift

Chapter XXIII

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HEADED OFF ON BOTH SIDES.
"Hold on there!
What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.
"We want to see Theodore Dornwood."
"I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

All Adrift

Chapter XXIII

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

Line 1
HEADED OFF ON BOTH SIDES.
Line 2
"Hold on there!
Line 3
What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.
Line 4
"We want to see Theodore Dornwood."
Line 5
"I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.

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 “What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.”

Pearl noun US /pɜːrl/

a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel

From this reading “"I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.”

Sail noun US /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.”

Windward noun US /ˈwindward/

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

From this reading “"I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

away

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From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

BOTHdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading HEADED OFF ON BOTH SIDES.

can't

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From this reading "I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.

Dornwood

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From this reading "We want to see Theodore Dornwood."

filled

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From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

Goldwing

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From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

HEADED

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From this reading HEADED OFF ON BOTH SIDES.

Hold

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From this reading "Hold on there!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.

OFF

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From this reading HEADED OFF ON BOTH SIDES.

officer

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From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading HEADED OFF ON BOTH SIDES.

PearlnounUS /pɜːrl/

a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel

From this reading "I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.

sailnounUS /sail/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.

see

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From this reading "We want to see Theodore Dornwood."

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

SIDES

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From this reading HEADED OFF ON BOTH SIDES.

starboard

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From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

tack

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From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

Theodore

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From this reading "We want to see Theodore Dornwood."

there

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From this reading "Hold on there!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "We want to see Theodore Dornwood."

want

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From this reading "We want to see Theodore Dornwood."

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We want to see Theodore Dornwood."

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.

windwardnounUS /ˈwindward/

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

From this reading "I can't sail dead to windward," replied Pearl.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What are you about?" shouted the officer, as the Goldwing filled away on the starboard tack.