Chapter IV
Wheel! Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner. Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close. Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer! We're going off where no one knows.
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Chapter IV
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Wheel!
Oh,
keep
your
touch;
we're
goin'
round
a
corner.
Time!--mark
time,
an'
let
the
men
be'ind
us
close.
Lord!
the
transport's
full,
an'
'alf
our
lot
not
on
'er--
Cheer,
O
cheer!
We're
going
off
where
no
one
knows.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Wheel!
Line 2
Oh,
keep
your
touch;
we're
goin'
round
a
corner.
Line 3
Time!--mark
time,
an'
let
the
men
be'ind
us
close.
Line 4
Lord!
the
transport's
full,
an'
'alf
our
lot
not
on
'er--
Cheer,
O
cheer!
Line 5
We're
going
off
where
no
one
knows.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We're going off where no one knows.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.”
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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 Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner.
alf
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From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.
be'ind
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From this reading Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.
Cheer
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From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
close
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From this reading Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.
corner
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From this reading Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner.
er
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From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
full
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From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
goin
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From this reading Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner.
going
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From this reading We're going off where no one knows.
keep
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From this reading Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner.
knows
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From this reading We're going off where no one knows.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.
Lord
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From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
lot
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From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
mark
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From this reading Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.
men
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From this reading Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We're going off where no one knows.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
O
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From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
off
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From this reading We're going off where no one knows.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We're going off where no one knows.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
round
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From this reading Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.
touch
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From this reading Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner.
transport's
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From this reading Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er-- Cheer, O cheer!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Time!--mark time, an' let the men be'ind us close.
we're
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From this reading Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner.
Wheel
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From this reading Wheel!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We're going off where no one knows.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, keep your touch; we're goin' round a corner.