Chapter III
Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat. I shall be there. You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log. You will be "dam glad t' see me." I shall grin.
Abaft the Funnel
Chapter III
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Your
seat
waits
you
on
the
top
of
an
Omnibuse
Proletariat.
I
shall
be
there.
You
will
embrace
me
as
a
shipwrecked
man
embraces
a
log.
You
will
be
"dam
glad
t'
see
me."
I
shall
grin.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Your
seat
waits
you
on
the
top
of
an
Omnibuse
Proletariat.
Line 2
I
shall
be
there.
Line 3
You
will
embrace
me
as
a
shipwrecked
man
embraces
a
log.
Line 4
You
will
be
"dam
glad
t'
see
me."
Line 5
I
shall
grin.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall be there.”
Shipwrecked
noun
US /ˈshipwrecked/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log.”
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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 You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be there.
dam
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From this reading You will be "dam glad t' see me."
embrace
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From this reading You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log.
embraces
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glad
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From this reading You will be "dam glad t' see me."
grin
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From this reading I shall grin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall be there.
log
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From this reading You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log.
man
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From this reading You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
Omnibuse
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From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
Proletariat
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From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
seat
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From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
see
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From this reading You will be "dam glad t' see me."
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be there.
shipwreckednounUS /ˈshipwrecked/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log.
t
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From this reading You will be "dam glad t' see me."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
there
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From this reading I shall be there.
top
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From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
waits
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From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will embrace me as a shipwrecked man embraces a log.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your seat waits you on the top of an Omnibuse Proletariat.