Chapter VI
“Yes,” groaned Peyrol. “A French-built ship!” He struck his breast a resounding blow. “It hurts one there to see her. It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
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Chapter VI
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“Yes,”
groaned
Peyrol.
“A
French-built
ship!”
He
struck
his
breast
a
resounding
blow.
“It
hurts
one
there
to
see
her.
It
seemed
to
me
I
could
jump
down
on
her
deck
single-handed.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Yes,”
groaned
Peyrol.
Line 2
“A
French-built
ship!”
Line 3
He
struck
his
breast
a
resounding
blow.
Line 4
“It
hurts
one
there
to
see
her.
Line 5
It
seemed
to
me
I
could
jump
down
on
her
deck
single-handed.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““It hurts one there to see her.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.””
Ship
noun
US /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A French-built ship!””
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He struck his breast a resounding blow.”
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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 French-built ship!”
blow
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From this reading He struck his breast a resounding blow.
breast
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From this reading He struck his breast a resounding blow.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
deck
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From this reading It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
down
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From this reading It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
French-built
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From this reading “A French-built ship!”
groaned
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From this reading “Yes,” groaned Peyrol.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He struck his breast a resounding blow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It hurts one there to see her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He struck his breast a resounding blow.
hurts
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From this reading “It hurts one there to see her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It hurts one there to see her.
jump
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From this reading It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It hurts one there to see her.
Peyrol
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From this reading “Yes,” groaned Peyrol.
resounding
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From this reading He struck his breast a resounding blow.
see
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From this reading “It hurts one there to see her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A French-built ship!”
single-handed
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From this reading It seemed to me I could jump down on her deck single-handed.”
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He struck his breast a resounding blow.
there
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From this reading “It hurts one there to see her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It hurts one there to see her.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” groaned Peyrol.