Chapter XXI
ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!" "Be careful, boys! Don't get hit if you can help it!" "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!" "Oh, dear!
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Chapter XXI
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ASSISTANCE
REFUSED
"My
gracious!
look
at
the
lumber
floating
around!"
"Be
careful,
boys!
Don't
get
hit
if
you
can
help
it!"
"One
of
those
timbers
is
heavy
enough
to
send
us
to
the
bottom!"
"Oh,
dear!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
ASSISTANCE
REFUSED
"My
gracious!
look
at
the
lumber
floating
around!"
Line 2
"Be
careful,
boys!
Line 3
Don't
get
hit
if
you
can
help
it!"
Line 4
"One
of
those
timbers
is
heavy
enough
to
send
us
to
the
bottom!"
Line 5
"Oh,
dear!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't get hit if you can help it!"”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"”
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
ASSISTANCE
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From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be careful, boys!
bottom
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From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
boys
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From this reading "Be careful, boys!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Don't get hit if you can help it!"
careful
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From this reading "Be careful, boys!
dear
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From this reading "Oh, dear!
Don't
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From this reading Don't get hit if you can help it!"
enough
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From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
floating
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From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
get
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From this reading Don't get hit if you can help it!"
gracious
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From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
heavy
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From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't get hit if you can help it!"
hit
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From this reading Don't get hit if you can help it!"
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Don't get hit if you can help it!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't get hit if you can help it!"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
lumber
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From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, dear!
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
REFUSED
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From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
send
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From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ASSISTANCE REFUSED "My gracious! look at the lumber floating around!"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
timbers
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From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "One of those timbers is heavy enough to send us to the bottom!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't get hit if you can help it!"