Chapter XII
He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in." "Is it coming to fetch us, father?" I whispered. "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail." "What shall we do--shout?"
Devon Boys: A Tale of the North Shore
Chapter XII
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He
sat
up:
"Boat,"
he
said,
"close
in."
"Is
it
coming
to
fetch
us,
father?"
I
whispered.
"No,
boy;
if
it
were,
those
on
board
would
hail."
"What
shall
we
do--shout?"
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Line 1
He
sat
up:
"Boat,"
he
said,
"close
in."
Line 2
"Is
it
coming
to
fetch
us,
father?"
Line 3
I
whispered.
Line 4
"No,
boy;
if
it
were,
those
on
board
would
hail."
Line 5
"What
shall
we
do--shout?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"What shall we do--shout?"”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."”
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board
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Boat
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boy
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close
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From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
coming
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From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
father
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fetch
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hail
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From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I whispered.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
said
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From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
sat
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From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
shout
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From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
up
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From this reading He sat up: "Boat," he said, "close in."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is it coming to fetch us, father?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall we do--shout?"
whispered
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From this reading I whispered.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No, boy; if it were, those on board would hail."