Chapter XXIV
THE DUEL. ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now. She might have done it afore though. Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’ ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
An Ocean Tragedy
Chapter XXIV
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THE
DUEL.
‘This
is
our
chance,’
exclaimed
Captain
Crimp;
‘she’ll
go
quietly
now.
She
might
have
done
it
afore
though.
Let’s
bear
a
hand
or
she’ll
be
reviving.’
‘Wilfrid,
see
if
our
boat’s
alongside,
will
you?’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
THE
DUEL.
Line 2
‘This
is
our
chance,’
exclaimed
Captain
Crimp;
‘she’ll
go
quietly
now.
Line 3
She
might
have
done
it
afore
though.
Line 4
Let’s
bear
a
hand
or
she’ll
be
reviving.’
Line 5
‘Wilfrid,
see
if
our
boat’s
alongside,
will
you?’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She might have done it afore though.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She might have done it afore though.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She might have done it afore though.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She might have done it afore though.”
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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 Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
afore
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From this reading She might have done it afore though.
alongside
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From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
bear
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From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
boat's
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From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
chance
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From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
Crimp
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From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
DUEL
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From this reading THE DUEL.
exclaimed
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From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
go
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From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
hand
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From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
Let's
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From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
now
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From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
quietly
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From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
reviving
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From this reading Let’s bear a hand or she’ll be reviving.’
see
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From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
she'll
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From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUEL.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This is our chance,’ exclaimed Captain Crimp; ‘she’ll go quietly now.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She might have done it afore though.
Wilfrid
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From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Wilfrid, see if our boat’s alongside, will you?’