Chapter IV
“Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.” “Ay, ay, sir,” he cried. He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders. He was back in a moment. “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
Captain Margaret
Chapter IV
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“Captain
Cammock,”
cried
Margaret,
“lively
now;
get
her
off
to
her
course.”
“Ay,
ay,
sir,”
he
cried.
He
sprang
to
the
helm,
shouting
his
orders.
He
was
back
in
a
moment.
“Beg
pardon,
sir,”
he
said,
as
the
ship
paid
off.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Captain
Cammock,”
cried
Margaret,
“lively
now;
get
her
off
to
her
course.”
Line 2
“Ay,
ay,
sir,”
he
cried.
Line 3
He
sprang
to
the
helm,
shouting
his
orders.
Line 4
He
was
back
in
a
moment.
Line 5
“Beg
pardon,
sir,”
he
said,
as
the
ship
paid
off.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.””
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.””
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.””
Ship
noun
US /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.”
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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 He was back in a moment.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
Ay
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From this reading “Ay, ay, sir,” he cried.
back
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From this reading He was back in a moment.
Beg
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From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
Cammock
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From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
get
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From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ay, ay, sir,” he cried.
helm
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From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was back in a moment.
lively
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From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
Margaret
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moment
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From this reading He was back in a moment.
now
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From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
off
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From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
orders
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From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
paid
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pardon
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said
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From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beg pardon, sir,” he said, as the ship paid off.
shouting
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From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
sir
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From this reading “Ay, ay, sir,” he cried.
sprang
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From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sprang to the helm, shouting his orders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Captain Cammock,” cried Margaret, “lively now; get her off to her course.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was back in a moment.