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Pirates' Hope
Pirates' Hope

Chapter IX

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"You heard what Goff said.
That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.
When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.
If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."
"I'm on," said Dupuyster.
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Pirates' Hope

Chapter IX

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You heard what Goff said.
Line 2
That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.
Line 3
When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.
Line 4
If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."
Line 5
"I'm on," said Dupuyster.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.”

Infernal adjective US /ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/

extremely troublesome or annoying

From this reading “That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.”

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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 If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

aim

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From this reading If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

anchor-chain

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From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

begin

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From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

begins

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From this reading If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

cook

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From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

Dupuyster

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From this reading "I'm on," said Dupuyster.

ear

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From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

filing

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From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

French

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From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

gets

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From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

Goff

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From this reading "You heard what Goff said.

happens

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From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

heard

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From this reading "You heard what Goff said.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

high

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From this reading If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

I'm

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From this reading "I'm on," said Dupuyster.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

infernaladjectiveUS /ɪnˈfɜːrnəl/

extremely troublesome or annoying

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

invite

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From this reading If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

keep

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From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

long-boat

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From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I'm on," said Dupuyster.

out

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From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

quit

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From this reading If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

run

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From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

said

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From this reading "You heard what Goff said.

sea

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From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

side

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From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

soon

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From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

stay

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From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading If it begins again, aim a little high and invite them to quit."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "You heard what Goff said.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading That infernal French sea cook will begin to run us again as soon as he gets the long-boat over the side.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You heard what Goff said.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading When that happens, you stay here and keep your ear out for that anchor-chain filing.