Chapter XIII
"Hush, my lad! You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey. "Is there no other boat we can get?" "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk. What'll we do now?"
Commodore Junk
Chapter XIII
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"Hush,
my
lad!
You'll
be
heard,"
whispered
Humphrey.
"Is
there
no
other
boat
we
can
get?"
"Divil
a
wan,
sor,
and
if
we
shtay
here
we
shall
be
tuk.
What'll
we
do
now?"
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Line 1
"Hush,
my
lad!
Line 2
You'll
be
heard,"
whispered
Humphrey.
Line 3
"Is
there
no
other
boat
we
can
get?"
Line 4
"Divil
a
wan,
sor,
and
if
we
shtay
here
we
shall
be
tuk.
Line 5
What'll
we
do
now?"
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.”
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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 "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.
boat
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From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
Divil
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From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What'll we do now?"
get
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heard
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From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
Humphrey
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From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.
Hush
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From this reading "Hush, my lad!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
lad
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From this reading "Hush, my lad!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Hush, my lad!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
now
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other
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
shtay
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sor
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there
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tuk
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wan
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From this reading "Divil a wan, sor, and if we shtay here we shall be tuk.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Is there no other boat we can get?"
What'll
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whispered
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From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.
You'll
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From this reading You'll be heard," whispered Humphrey.