Chapter III
ON BOARD THE WRECK. "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat. "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied. "I will make a search." "And so will I. Oh, we must find them!"
Young Captain Jack
Chapter III
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ON
BOARD
THE
WRECK.
"Jack,
what
shall
we
do
now?"
asked
Marion,
as
with
a
blanched
face
she
gazed
into
the
empty
boat.
"Wait--the
oars
may
be
close
at
hand,"
he
replied.
"I
will
make
a
search."
"And
so
will
I.
Oh,
we
must
find
them!"
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Line 1
ON
BOARD
THE
WRECK.
Line 2
"Jack,
what
shall
we
do
now?"
asked
Marion,
as
with
a
blanched
face
she
gazed
into
the
empty
boat.
Line 3
"Wait--the
oars
may
be
close
at
hand,"
he
replied.
Line 4
"I
will
make
a
search."
Line 5
"And
so
will
I.
Oh,
we
must
find
them!"
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I will make a search."”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"And so will I. Oh, we must find them!"”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.”
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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 "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so will I. Oh, we must find them!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.
blanched
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From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
BOARD
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From this reading ON BOARD THE WRECK.
boat
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From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
close
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From this reading "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
empty
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From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
face
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From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
find
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From this reading "And so will I. Oh, we must find them!"
gazed
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From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
hand
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From this reading "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will make a search."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
Jack
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From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will make a search."
Marion
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From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And so will I. Oh, we must find them!"
now
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From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
oars
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From this reading "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.
Oh
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From this reading "And so will I. Oh, we must find them!"
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE WRECK.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.
search
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From this reading "I will make a search."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so will I. Oh, we must find them!"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE WRECK.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And so will I. Oh, we must find them!"
Wait
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From this reading "Wait--the oars may be close at hand," he replied.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will make a search."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Jack, what shall we do now?" asked Marion, as with a blanched face she gazed into the empty boat.
WRECK
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From this reading ON BOARD THE WRECK.