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Midshipman Merrill
Midshipman Merrill

Chapter XXXI · Keeping an Appointment

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Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
“I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
“What a loud suit he wears.”
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Midshipman Merrill

Chapter XXXI · Keeping an Appointment

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.
Line 2
He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.
Line 3
He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.
Line 4
“I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.
Line 5
“What a loud suit he wears.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ““I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.”

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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 He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

aft

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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

cadets

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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

Clemmons

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From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

decided

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From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

depart

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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

face

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From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

friend

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From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.

gangway

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From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

group

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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.

knew

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From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

loud

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From this reading “What a loud suit he wears.”

meet

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From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

music

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From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

once

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From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.

onslaught

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From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

saw

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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

say

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From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.

Scott

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From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

seedy

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From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

suit

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From this reading “What a loud suit he wears.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

then

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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

visitor

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From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

walk

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From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

walked

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From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.

wears

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “What a loud suit he wears.”

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “What a loud suit he wears.”

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading He saw him depart, and then walked aft to where a group of cadets stood.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Scott Clemmons did not even walk to the gangway with his visitor.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He knew he would have to face the music, so he decided to meet the onslaught at once.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I say, Clemmons, who was your seedy friend?” asked one.