Chapter VII
LADY CICELY. Of course I have. Sailors always understand things. The bluejacket reappears. BLUEJACKET (to Lady Cicely).
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Chapter VII
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LADY
CICELY.
Of
course
I
have.
Sailors
always
understand
things.
The
bluejacket
reappears.
BLUEJACKET
(to
Lady
Cicely).
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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LADY
CICELY.
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Of
course
I
have.
/ʌv course aɪ hæv/
Line 3
Sailors
always
understand
things.
Line 4
The
bluejacket
reappears.
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BLUEJACKET
(to
Lady
Cicely).
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I have.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Of course I have.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sailors always understand things.”
All words in this reading · 14
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always
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From this reading Sailors always understand things.
bluejacket
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From this reading The bluejacket reappears.
CICELY
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From this reading LADY CICELY.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I have.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Of course I have.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Of course I have.
LADY
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From this reading LADY CICELY.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course I have.
reappears
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From this reading The bluejacket reappears.
Sailors
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From this reading Sailors always understand things.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bluejacket reappears.
things
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From this reading Sailors always understand things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLUEJACKET (to Lady Cicely).
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sailors always understand things.