Chapter VI
They were dead. The cock shook his plumage over them. The cock crew. It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip! He strode out of the shanty.
Billy Budd
Chapter VI
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They
were
dead.
The
cock
shook
his
plumage
over
them.
The
cock
crew.
It
was
now
like
a
Bravo!
like
a
Hurrah!
like
a
Three-times-three!
hip!
hip!
He
strode
out
of
the
shanty.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
They
were
dead.
/ðeɪ wɜːr dead/
Line 2
The
cock
shook
his
plumage
over
them.
Line 3
The
cock
crew.
Line 4
It
was
now
like
a
Bravo!
like
a
Hurrah!
like
a
Three-times-three!
hip!
hip!
Line 5
He
strode
out
of
the
shanty.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Crew
noun
US /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cock crew.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were dead.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The cock shook his plumage over them.”
All words in this reading · 25
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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 It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip!
Bravo
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From this reading It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip!
cock
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From this reading The cock shook his plumage over them.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cock crew.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were dead.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He strode out of the shanty.
hip
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From this reading It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cock shook his plumage over them.
Hurrah
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From this reading It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip!
like
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From this reading It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip!
now
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From this reading It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He strode out of the shanty.
out
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From this reading He strode out of the shanty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The cock shook his plumage over them.
plumage
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From this reading The cock shook his plumage over them.
shanty
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From this reading He strode out of the shanty.
shook
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From this reading The cock shook his plumage over them.
strode
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From this reading He strode out of the shanty.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cock shook his plumage over them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The cock shook his plumage over them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were dead.
Three-times-three
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From this reading It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now like a Bravo! like a Hurrah! like a Three-times-three! hip! hip!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were dead.