Chapter XIV
“Yes, sir. Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.” “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew. “There’ll be no more deserting from this hooker.” “Carry on,” he said aloud.
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Chapter XIV
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“Yes,
sir.
Shoot
at
any
man
as
tries
to
desert,
and
any
boat
as
don’t
reply.”
“H’m,”
said
Cammock
to
himself,
noting
the
faces
of
the
crew.
“There’ll
be
no
more
deserting
from
this
hooker.”
“Carry
on,”
he
said
aloud.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Yes,
sir.
Line 2
Shoot
at
any
man
as
tries
to
desert,
and
any
boat
as
don’t
reply.”
Line 3
“H’m,”
said
Cammock
to
himself,
noting
the
faces
of
the
crew.
Line 4
“There’ll
be
no
more
deserting
from
this
hooker.”
Line 5
“Carry
on,”
he
said
aloud.
Learner Dictionary
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Crew
noun
US /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.”
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aloud
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From this reading “Carry on,” he said aloud.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
any
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From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There’ll be no more deserting from this hooker.”
boat
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From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
Cammock
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From this reading “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.
Carry
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From this reading “Carry on,” he said aloud.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.
desert
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From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
deserting
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From this reading “There’ll be no more deserting from this hooker.”
don't
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From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
faces
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From this reading “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “There’ll be no more deserting from this hooker.”
H'm
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From this reading “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Carry on,” he said aloud.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.
hooker
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From this reading “There’ll be no more deserting from this hooker.”
man
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From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
more
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From this reading “There’ll be no more deserting from this hooker.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “There’ll be no more deserting from this hooker.”
noting
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From this reading “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Carry on,” he said aloud.
reply
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From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
said
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From this reading “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.
Shoot
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From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
sir
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From this reading “Yes, sir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “H’m,” said Cammock to himself, noting the faces of the crew.
There'll
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From this reading “There’ll be no more deserting from this hooker.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “There’ll be no more deserting from this hooker.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
tries
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From this reading Shoot at any man as tries to desert, and any boat as don’t reply.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, sir.