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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 "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
already
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
billy-ho
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From this reading "Fellows scrapping like billy-ho.
bit
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
board
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
British
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
chance
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From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
craft
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
Devereux
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
dust-up
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
E
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
engines
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
Fellows
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From this reading "Fellows scrapping like billy-ho.
grimly
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From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
heads
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From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
Huxtable
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From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
instructions
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From this reading "You know your instructions, Mr. Devereux?
intervals
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From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
just
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From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
know
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From this reading "You know your instructions, Mr. Devereux?
Kondor
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
Lieutenant-Commander
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From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
like
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From this reading "Fellows scrapping like billy-ho.
Mr
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From this reading "You know your instructions, Mr. Devereux?
much
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From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
overhauled
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
peremptory
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
remarked
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From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
reported
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
response
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
scrap
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From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
scrapping
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From this reading "Fellows scrapping like billy-ho.
see
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From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
signal
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
sir
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
steadily
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
stopped
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
Sub-lieutenant
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
Submarine
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
taffrail
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From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I can just see their heads at intervals above the taffrail."
There's
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From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "They can scrap as much as they like while they have the chance," remarked Lieutenant-Commander Huxtable grimly.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "There’s a bit of a dust-up on board, sir," reported Sub-lieutenant Devereux of Submarine E--, as the British craft steadily overhauled the _Kondor_, whose engines had already been stopped in response to the peremptory signal.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know your instructions, Mr. Devereux?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know your instructions, Mr. Devereux?
