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Chapter IV
"Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him." "Get out!" drawled Jack. "I know what you mean. I can't help being tall and thin." "Not you, my lad," said the captain good-humouredly.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can't help being tall and thin."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know what you mean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “I can't help being tall and thin."”
except if; if not
From this reading “"Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
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From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
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From this reading I can't help being tall and thin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
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From this reading "Get out!" drawled Jack.
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From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get out!" drawled Jack.
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From this reading "Not you, my lad," said the captain good-humouredly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can't help being tall and thin."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know what you mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know what you mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not you, my lad," said the captain good-humouredly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know what you mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not you, my lad," said the captain good-humouredly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not you, my lad," said the captain good-humouredly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Get out!" drawled Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't help being tall and thin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading I can't help being tall and thin."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
except if; if not
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Safe!" said the captain; "more than safe, unless some of 'em, being a bit cannibal like, should be tempted by the pleasant plumpness of Mr Jack Penny here, and want to cook and eat him."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I know what you mean.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know what you mean.
