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Williwaw: A Novel
Williwaw: A Novel

Chapter XII

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“I’ll get Smitty up,” said Bervick.
“Fine,” said Evans.
“Go get him up.
I’m hungry.”
Bervick found Smitty in his bunk.
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Williwaw: A Novel

Chapter XII

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

Line 1
“I’ll get Smitty up,” said Bervick.
Line 2
“Fine,” said Evans.
Line 3
“Go get him up.
Line 4
I’m hungry.”
Line 5
Bervick found Smitty in his bunk.

Learner Dictionary

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

Fine noun US /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Fine,” said Evans.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Bervick found Smitty in his bunk.”

All words in this reading · 16

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Bervick

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From this reading “I’ll get Smitty up,” said Bervick.

bunk

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From this reading Bervick found Smitty in his bunk.

Evans

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From this reading “Fine,” said Evans.

FinenounUS /fine/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fine,” said Evans.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Bervick found Smitty in his bunk.

get

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From this reading “I’ll get Smitty up,” said Bervick.

Go

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From this reading “Go get him up.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Go get him up.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Bervick found Smitty in his bunk.

hungry

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From this reading I’m hungry.”

I'll

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From this reading “I’ll get Smitty up,” said Bervick.

I'm

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From this reading I’m hungry.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Bervick found Smitty in his bunk.

said

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From this reading “I’ll get Smitty up,” said Bervick.

Smitty

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From this reading “I’ll get Smitty up,” said Bervick.

up

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From this reading “I’ll get Smitty up,” said Bervick.