Chapter V
He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop. “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?” “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret. “Very good, sir. I’ll go about at once.
Captain Margaret
Chapter V
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He
turned
to
his
owner
as
Olivia
left
the
poop.
“And
you
wish
me
to
beat
for
Falmouth,
sir?”
“If
you
please,”
answered
Captain
Margaret.
“Very
good,
sir.
I’ll
go
about
at
once.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
turned
to
his
owner
as
Olivia
left
the
poop.
Line 2
“And
you
wish
me
to
beat
for
Falmouth,
sir?”
Line 3
“If
you
please,”
answered
Captain
Margaret.
Line 4
“Very
good,
sir.
Line 5
I’ll
go
about
at
once.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’ll go about at once.”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.”
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Very good, sir.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll go about at once.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’ll go about at once.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I’ll go about at once.
beat
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From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
Falmouth
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From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
go
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From this reading I’ll go about at once.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very good, sir.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
I'll
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From this reading I’ll go about at once.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
Margaret
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From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
Olivia
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From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
once
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From this reading I’ll go about at once.
owner
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From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
please
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From this reading “If you please,” answered Captain Margaret.
poop
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From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
sir
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From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
turned
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From this reading He turned to his owner as Olivia left the poop.
Very
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From this reading “Very good, sir.
wish
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From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you wish me to beat for Falmouth, sir?”