Chapter XIII
"When did you get the letter?" "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat." "What, this morning?" "Yes, bling lettee." "When are the junks going to sail?"
Blue Jackets: The Log of the Teaser
Chapter XIII
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"When
did
you
get
the
letter?"
"Chinese
coolie
bling
lettee
in
flesh-vegetable
boat."
"What,
this
morning?"
"Yes,
bling
lettee."
"When
are
the
junks
going
to
sail?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"When
did
you
get
the
letter?"
Line 2
"Chinese
coolie
bling
lettee
in
flesh-vegetable
boat."
Line 3
"What,
this
morning?"
/wʌt ðɪs morning/
Line 4
"Yes,
bling
lettee."
Line 5
"When
are
the
junks
going
to
sail?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What, this morning?"”
Sail
noun
US /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"When are the junks going to sail?"”
All words in this reading · 22
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
bling
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From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
boat
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From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
Chinese
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From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
coolie
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From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
flesh-vegetable
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From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
get
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From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
going
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From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
junks
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From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
lettee
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From this reading "Chinese coolie bling lettee in flesh-vegetable boat."
letter
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From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What, this morning?"
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What, this morning?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When are the junks going to sail?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, this morning?"
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, bling lettee."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When did you get the letter?"