Chapter XXIV
IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE. "Were you asleep, Franklin, when you were overpowered?" I asked. "No, I was not," he protested, warmly. "I had just been round and looked at the pirates.
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Chapter XXIV
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IN
WHICH
PHIL
PREPARES
FOR
A
STRUGGLE,
AND
OPENS
THE
FORE
SCUTTLE.
"Were
you
asleep,
Franklin,
when
you
were
overpowered?"
I
asked.
"No,
I
was
not,"
he
protested,
warmly.
"I
had
just
been
round
and
looked
at
the
pirates.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
WHICH
PHIL
PREPARES
FOR
A
STRUGGLE,
AND
OPENS
THE
FORE
SCUTTLE.
Line 2
"Were
you
asleep,
Franklin,
when
you
were
overpowered?"
Line 3
I
asked.
/aɪ asked/
Line 4
"No,
I
was
not,"
he
protested,
warmly.
Line 5
"I
had
just
been
round
and
looked
at
the
pirates.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I had just been round and looked at the pirates.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I had just been round and looked at the pirates.”
Pirates
noun
US /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I had just been round and looked at the pirates.”
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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 IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
asleep
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From this reading "Were you asleep, Franklin, when you were overpowered?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I had just been round and looked at the pirates.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I had just been round and looked at the pirates.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
FORE
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
Franklin
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From this reading "Were you asleep, Franklin, when you were overpowered?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had just been round and looked at the pirates.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, I was not," he protested, warmly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
just
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From this reading "I had just been round and looked at the pirates.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I had just been round and looked at the pirates.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I was not," he protested, warmly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, I was not," he protested, warmly.
OPENS
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
overpowered
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From this reading "Were you asleep, Franklin, when you were overpowered?"
PHIL
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I had just been round and looked at the pirates.
PREPARES
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
protested
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From this reading "No, I was not," he protested, warmly.
round
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From this reading "I had just been round and looked at the pirates.
SCUTTLE
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
STRUGGLE
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
warmly
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From this reading "No, I was not," he protested, warmly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, I was not," he protested, warmly.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were you asleep, Franklin, when you were overpowered?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Were you asleep, Franklin, when you were overpowered?"
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL PREPARES FOR A STRUGGLE, AND OPENS THE FORE SCUTTLE.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Were you asleep, Franklin, when you were overpowered?"