Chapter XVII
WE RAISE THE SCHOONER. I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked. ‘Who’s there?’ ‘I, Charles. I have news for you.’
An Ocean Tragedy
Chapter XVII
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WE
RAISE
THE
SCHOONER.
I
descended
into
the
cabin,
walked
straight
to
the
door
of
Wilfrid’s
berth
and
knocked.
‘Who’s
there?’
‘I,
Charles.
I
have
news
for
you.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WE
RAISE
THE
SCHOONER.
Line 2
I
descended
into
the
cabin,
walked
straight
to
the
door
of
Wilfrid’s
berth
and
knocked.
Line 3
‘Who’s
there?’
Line 4
‘I,
Charles.
Line 5
I
have
news
for
you.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Berth
noun
US /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading “I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.”
Descended
noun
US /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have news for you.’”
SCHOONER
noun
US /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading “WE RAISE THE SCHOONER.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
cabin
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From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
Charles
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From this reading ‘I, Charles.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
door
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From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have news for you.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have news for you.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
knocked
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From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
news
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From this reading I have news for you.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
RAISE
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From this reading WE RAISE THE SCHOONER.
SCHOONERnounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading WE RAISE THE SCHOONER.
straight
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From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE RAISE THE SCHOONER.
there
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From this reading ‘Who’s there?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
walked
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From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE RAISE THE SCHOONER.
Who's
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From this reading ‘Who’s there?’
Wilfrid's
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From this reading I descended into the cabin, walked straight to the door of Wilfrid’s berth and knocked.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have news for you.’