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At the Fall of Port Arthur
At the Fall of Port Arthur

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of At the Fall of Port Arthur is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edward Stratemeyer • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.
For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.
Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.
At the end of the half-hour another sailor came in.
It was Carl Peterson, his close friend.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

At the Fall of Port Arthur

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of At the Fall of Port Arthur is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.
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For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.
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Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.
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At the end of the half-hour another sailor came in.
/æt ðə end ʌv ðə ˈhæfaʊər əˈnʌðər ˈseɪlər keɪm ɪn/
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It was Carl Peterson, his close friend.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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brooding noun US /ˈbruːdɪŋ/

sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

From this reading “For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bunk noun US /bʌŋk/

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading “For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
disliked adjective US /dɪˈslaɪkt/

regarded with aversion

From this reading “Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
half-hour noun US /ˈhæfaʊər/

a half of an hour

From this reading “For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hatred noun US /ˈheɪtrəd/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading “THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plot noun US /plɑːt/

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading “THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sailor's noun US /ˈseɪlərz/

possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading “THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
schooner noun US /ˈskuːnər/

a large beer glass

From this reading “For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

second mate noun + noun

In this reading “Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.”

2,682 times in 426,211 chapters
mental condition adjective + noun

(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic

In this reading “THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.”

594 times in 426,211 chapters
went back verb + particle counted as “go back”

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.”

81,876 times in 426,211 chapters
At the end preposition + article + noun counted as “at … end”

In this reading “At the end of the half-hour another sailor came in.”

65,688 times in 426,211 chapters
good half-hour adjective + noun

In this reading “For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.”

215 times in 426,211 chapters
in a corner preposition + article + noun counted as “in … corner”

In this reading “For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.”

24,646 times in 426,211 chapters
almost any adverb + adjective

In this reading “THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.”

4,075 times in 426,211 chapters
lay in verb + particle

keep or lay aside for future use

In this reading “For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.”

26,504 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 78

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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 THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading At the end of the half-hour another sailor came in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the end of the half-hour another sailor came in.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
broodingnounUS /ˈbruːdɪŋ/

sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bunknounUS /bʌŋk/

a long trough for feeding cattle

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading At the end of the half-hour another sailor came in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
CaptainnounUS /ˈkæptən/

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Carl

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From this reading It was Carl Peterson, his close friend.

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closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading It was Carl Peterson, his close friend.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
conditionnounUS /kənˈdɪʃən/

a state at a particular time

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
decknounUS /dek/

any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
deednounUS /diːd/

a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/

regarded with aversion

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading At the end of the half-hour another sailor came in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
especiallyadverbUS /əˈspeʃli/

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fitverbUS /fɪt/

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
forecastlenoun

living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading It was Carl Peterson, his close friend.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
half-hournounUS /ˈhæfaʊər/

a half of an hour

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
harmnounUS /hɑːrm/

any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ill-luck

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From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

Pending verification
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was Carl Peterson, his close friend.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ladnounUS /læd/

a boy or man

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Larry

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From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

Pending verification
layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
matenounUS /meɪt/

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mentaladjectiveUS /ˈmentəl/

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
open-heartedness

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From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

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Ostag

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From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Pending verification
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Peterson

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From this reading It was Carl Peterson, his close friend.

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PLOTnounUS /plɑːt/

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Ponsberry's

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From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Pending verification
revengenounUS /riˈvendʒ/

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RUSSIANnounUS /ˈrʌʃən/

a native or inhabitant of Russia

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sailornounUS /ˈseɪlər/

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading At the end of the half-hour another sailor came in.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SAILOR'SnounUS /ˈseɪlərz/

possessive form of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/

a large beer glass

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Semmel

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From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Pending verification
sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
swabbingnoun

cleaning with a mop

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

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veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

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wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

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whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

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whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

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wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE RUSSIAN SAILOR'S PLOT Captain Ponsberry's stern manner made Ostag Semmel wild with hatred, and when he went back to the forecastle after swabbing up the deck he was in a fit mental condition for almost any dark deed.

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wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

From this reading For a good half-hour he lay in his bunk in a corner, brooding over his ill-luck and wondering what he could do to revenge himself upon both the master of the schooner and Larry.

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youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading Larry he especially disliked--the very open-heartedness of the young second mate made him long to do the lad harm.

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