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Captain Chap

Chapter XXXI

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A POINT OF HONOR.
Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.
A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.
The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.
Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Captain Chap

Chapter XXXI

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A POINT OF HONOR.
Line 2
Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.
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A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.
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The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.
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Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Broken noun US /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.”

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.”

Everybody pronoun US /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading “Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.”

POINT noun US /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading “A POINT OF HONOR.”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.”

Sudden noun US /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.”

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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 A POINT OF HONOR.

accident

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From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

all

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From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

bravely

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From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

break

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From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

brokennounUS /broken/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

cog-wheel

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From this reading A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

day

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From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

disturbed

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From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

engineer

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From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

especially

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From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

going

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From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

got

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From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

greatly

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From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

HONOR

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From this reading A POINT OF HONOR.

hoped

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From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

Jacksonville

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From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

known

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From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

large

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From this reading A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

machinery

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From this reading A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.

Nearly

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From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

occurred

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From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A POINT OF HONOR.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

paddled

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From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.

place

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From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/

the main matter or purpose being discussed

From this reading A POINT OF HONOR.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

stoppednounUS /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

suddennounUS /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

then

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From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.

way

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From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

wheel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading A large cog-wheel, which was a part of her machinery, had broken.

Winkyminky

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From this reading Nearly all that day the Winkyminky paddled bravely on her way, and then, all of a sudden, she stopped.

worse

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everybody was greatly disturbed at this accident, especially when the captain told them it could not have occurred in a worse place.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading The engineer had known this wheel was going to break; but he hoped it would last till they got to Jacksonville.