Chapter XX
IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK. “What is it, Roundstock?” “What is it?” repeated the old gunner. “We’ve sighted a Spanish man-o’-war, that’s what it is!” “A man-o’-war!” cried Dan.
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Chapter XX
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IN
WHICH
ONE
SPANISH
SHIP
IS
SUNK.
“What
is
it,
Roundstock?”
“What
is
it?”
repeated
the
old
gunner.
“We’ve
sighted
a
Spanish
man-o’-war,
that’s
what
it
is!”
“A
man-o’-war!”
cried
Dan.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
WHICH
ONE
SPANISH
SHIP
IS
SUNK.
Line 2
“What
is
it,
Roundstock?”
Line 3
“What
is
it?”
repeated
the
old
gunner.
Line 4
“We’ve
sighted
a
Spanish
man-o’-war,
that’s
what
it
is!”
Line 5
“A
man-o’-war!”
cried
Dan.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A man-o’-war!” cried Dan.”
ONE
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK.”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is it?” repeated the old gunner.”
SHIP
noun
US /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK.”
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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 “We’ve sighted a Spanish man-o’-war, that’s what it is!”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man-o’-war!” cried Dan.
Dan
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From this reading “A man-o’-war!” cried Dan.
gunner
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From this reading “What is it?” repeated the old gunner.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it, Roundstock?”
man-o
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From this reading “We’ve sighted a Spanish man-o’-war, that’s what it is!”
old
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From this reading “What is it?” repeated the old gunner.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is it?” repeated the old gunner.
Roundstock
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From this reading “What is it, Roundstock?”
SHIPnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK.
sighted
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From this reading “We’ve sighted a Spanish man-o’-war, that’s what it is!”
SPANISH
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From this reading IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK.
SUNK
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From this reading IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK.
that's
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From this reading “We’ve sighted a Spanish man-o’-war, that’s what it is!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What is it?” repeated the old gunner.
war
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From this reading “We’ve sighted a Spanish man-o’-war, that’s what it is!”
We've
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From this reading “We’ve sighted a Spanish man-o’-war, that’s what it is!”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it, Roundstock?”
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ONE SPANISH SHIP IS SUNK.