Chapter VI
She looked up quickly. Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea. “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly. “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice. “I must hurry back and signal.
Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation
Chapter VI
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She
looked
up
quickly.
Jarman
had
risen
to
his
feet,
his
face
turned
to
sea.
“What
are
you
looking
at?”
she
said
wonderingly.
“A
ship,”
said
Jarman,
in
a
strange,
hoarse
voice.
“I
must
hurry
back
and
signal.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
looked
up
quickly.
Line 2
Jarman
had
risen
to
his
feet,
his
face
turned
to
sea.
Line 3
“What
are
you
looking
at?”
she
said
wonderingly.
Line 4
“A
ship,”
said
Jarman,
in
a
strange,
hoarse
voice.
Line 5
“I
must
hurry
back
and
signal.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up quickly.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must hurry back and signal.”
Ship
noun
US /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.”
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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 ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
back
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From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
face
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From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
feet
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From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
hoarse
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From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
hurry
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From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
Jarman
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From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up quickly.
looking
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From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
quickly
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From this reading She looked up quickly.
risen
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From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
said
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From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
sea
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From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up quickly.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
signal
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From this reading “I must hurry back and signal.
strange
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From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
turned
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From this reading Jarman had risen to his feet, his face turned to sea.
up
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From this reading She looked up quickly.
voice
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From this reading “A ship,” said Jarman, in a strange, hoarse voice.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
wonderingly
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From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you looking at?” she said wonderingly.