Chapter III
CHAPTER SIX. A SEA-SIDE WEIR. "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles. "When he says `no' he means it. We could have managed the boat all right.
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CHAPTER
SIX.
A
SEA-SIDE
WEIR.
"It's
of
no
good,"
said
Bigley,
as
we
tramped
down
over
the
rough
sand
and
pebbles.
"When
he
says
`no'
he
means
it.
We
could
have
managed
the
boat
all
right.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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CHAPTER
SIX.
Line 2
A
SEA-SIDE
WEIR.
Line 3
"It's
of
no
good,"
said
Bigley,
as
we
tramped
down
over
the
rough
sand
and
pebbles.
Line 4
"When
he
says
`no'
he
means
it.
Line 5
We
could
have
managed
the
boat
all
right.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We could have managed the boat all right.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We could have managed the boat all right.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We could have managed the boat all right.”
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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 A SEA-SIDE WEIR.
all
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From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
Bigley
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From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
boat
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From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
CHAPTER
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From this reading CHAPTER SIX.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
down
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From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.
It's
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From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
managed
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From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
means
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From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
pebbles
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From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We could have managed the boat all right.
rough
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From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
said
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From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
sand
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From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
says
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From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.
SEA-SIDE
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From this reading A SEA-SIDE WEIR.
SIX
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From this reading CHAPTER SIX.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
tramped
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From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It's of no good," said Bigley, as we tramped down over the rough sand and pebbles.
WEIR
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From this reading A SEA-SIDE WEIR.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "When he says `no' he means it.