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Turned Adrift
Turned Adrift

Chapter I

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Turned Adrift, by Harry Collingwood.
________________________________________________________________________ This is a very fast-moving book by a master of nautical writing.
You will enjoy it, and especially so if you listen to it as an audiobook.
________________________________________________________________________ TURNED ADRIFT, BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD.
CHAPTER ONE.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Turned Adrift

Chapter I

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Turned Adrift, by Harry Collingwood.
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________________________________________________________________________ This is a very fast-moving book by a master of nautical writing.
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You will enjoy it, and especially so if you listen to it as an audiobook.
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________________________________________________________________________ TURNED ADRIFT, BY HARRY COLLINGWOOD.
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CHAPTER ONE.

Learner Dictionary

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ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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Adrift

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

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audiobook

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book

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

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CHAPTER

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Collingwood

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enjoy

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especially

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fast-moving

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Harry

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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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listen

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master

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nautical

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

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Turned

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very

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willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

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writing

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YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

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