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The Missing Merchantman
The Missing Merchantman

Chapter V

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"Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.
"There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"
"Ha! is that you, Tom?" remarked Williams satirically.
"You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?
Well, you are quite right, shipmate, quite right.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Missing Merchantman

Chapter V

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.
Line 2
"There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"
Line 3
"Ha! is that you, Tom?" remarked Williams satirically.
Line 4
"You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?
Line 5
Well, you are quite right, shipmate, quite right.

Learner Dictionary

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

Course noun US /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, you are quite right, shipmate, quite right.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, you are quite right, shipmate, quite right.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, you are quite right, shipmate, quite right.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “"There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"”

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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 "You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

appeal

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

Ay

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

business

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

cautious

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From this reading "You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?

certainly

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

coursenounUS /course/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

don't

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From this reading "You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?

eh

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From this reading "You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?

give

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

going

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

Ha

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From this reading "Ha! is that you, Tom?" remarked Williams satirically.

how

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

just

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

justice

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

like

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

man

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

manage

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

men

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

more

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

murder

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

murmured

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

neck

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From this reading "You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

noose

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

From this reading "You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

only

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

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

pirating

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, you are quite right, shipmate, quite right.

remarked

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

response

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From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, you are quite right, shipmate, quite right.

rights

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

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

run

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

From this reading "You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?

satirically

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From this reading "Ha! is that you, Tom?" remarked Williams satirically.

shipmate

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From this reading Well, you are quite right, shipmate, quite right.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

There

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

timidly

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

Tom

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From this reading "Ha! is that you, Tom?" remarked Williams satirically.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

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

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

want

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

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

we're

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From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

Well

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

From this reading Well, you are quite right, shipmate, quite right.

Williams

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

From this reading "Ay, ay, of course we are--certainly, give us justice--give us our just rights, we want no more," murmured the men in response to Williams' appeal.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading "There is only one thing I should like to know," remarked one man timidly, "and that is, how we are going to manage without murder if we're going into the pirating business?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Ha! is that you, Tom?" remarked Williams satirically.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You are a cautious one, _you_ are; don't want to run your neck into a noose, eh?