Chapter III
IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED. “We are struck, Oliver, get up!” “Oh, my head!” I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle. “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
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Chapter III
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IN
WHICH
DAN
AND
I
BECOME
SEPARATED.
“We
are
struck,
Oliver,
get
up!”
“Oh,
my
head!”
I
groaned,
for
I
had
struck
the
stateroom
wall
a
blow
by
no
means
gentle.
“We
must
get
on
deck!”
urged
my
companion.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
IN
WHICH
DAN
AND
I
BECOME
SEPARATED.
Line 2
“We
are
struck,
Oliver,
get
up!”
Line 3
“Oh,
my
head!”
Line 4
I
groaned,
for
I
had
struck
the
stateroom
wall
a
blow
by
no
means
gentle.
Line 5
“We
must
get
on
deck!”
urged
my
companion.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““We must get on deck!” urged my companion.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We are struck, Oliver, get up!””
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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 I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
BECOME
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From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
blow
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From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
companion
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DAN
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deck
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
gentle
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get
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From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
groaned
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From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
head
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From this reading “Oh, my head!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
means
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From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my head!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, my head!”
Oliver
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From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
SEPARATED
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From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.
stateroom
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From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
up
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From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
urged
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From this reading “We must get on deck!” urged my companion.
wall
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From this reading I groaned, for I had struck the stateroom wall a blow by no means gentle.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are struck, Oliver, get up!”
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH DAN AND I BECOME SEPARATED.