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1492

Chapter XXXV

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THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
Then he wheeled and left the cabin.
A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
“_Margarita_, ahoy!
Orders!
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1492

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.
Line 2
Then he wheeled and left the cabin.
Line 3
A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.
Line 4
“_Margarita_, ahoy!
Line 5
Orders!

Learner Dictionary

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

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then he wheeled and left the cabin.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.”

All words in this reading · 32

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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 A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

Admiral

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From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.

ahoy

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From this reading “_Margarita_, ahoy!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.

breath

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From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

cabin

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From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.

close

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From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

Consolacion

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From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

hail

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From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.

heard

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From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.

Italian

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From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.

later

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From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

lay

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From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.

Margarita

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From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

master

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From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

minute

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From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

Orders

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From this reading Orders!

some

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From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A minute later I heard the master from the _Consolacion_ hail the _Margarita_ that lay close by.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.

Then

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From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.

wheeled

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From this reading Then he wheeled and left the cabin.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.

words

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From this reading THE Admiral took it with some Italian words under breath.