Chapter III
To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip. "After-bilge pump jibbed at three o'clock," I say. "Aw ri' now?" he asks. "Yes, aw ri' now," I answer. "You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."
An Ocean Tramp
Chapter III
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To
keep
him
awake
I
retail
some
piece
of
current
engine
gossip.
"After-bilge
pump
jibbed
at
three
o'clock,"
I
say.
"Aw
ri'
now?"
he
asks.
"Yes,
aw
ri'
now,"
I
answer.
"You'll
have
to
watch
the
M.P.
guide
though--she's
warm."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
To
keep
him
awake
I
retail
some
piece
of
current
engine
gossip.
Line 2
"After-bilge
pump
jibbed
at
three
o'clock,"
I
say.
Line 3
"Aw
ri'
now?"
he
asks.
Line 4
"Yes,
aw
ri'
now,"
I
answer.
Line 5
"You'll
have
to
watch
the
M.P.
guide
though--she's
warm."
Learner Dictionary
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Current
noun
US /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “To keep him awake I retail some piece of current engine gossip.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"You'll have to watch the M.P. guide though--she's warm."”
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After-bilge
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answer
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asks
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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Aw
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awake
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currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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engine
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gossip
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guide
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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jibbed
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keep
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M
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now
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o'clock
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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P
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piece
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pump
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retail
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ri
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say
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she's
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some
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
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three
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ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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warm
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watch
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Yes
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You'll
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