Chapter VIII
THE JUBARTE. Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance. The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing. No precaution ought to be neglected. None was in this case.
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
Chapter VIII
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THE
JUBARTE.
Captain
Hull,
an
experienced
whaler,
would
leave
nothing
to
chance.
The
capture
of
a
jubarte
is
a
difficult
thing.
No
precaution
ought
to
be
neglected.
None
was
in
this
case.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
THE
JUBARTE.
Line 2
Captain
Hull,
an
experienced
whaler,
would
leave
nothing
to
chance.
Line 3
The
capture
of
a
jubarte
is
a
difficult
thing.
Line 4
No
precaution
ought
to
be
neglected.
Line 5
None
was
in
this
case.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “None was in this case.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “No precaution ought to be neglected.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.”
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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 The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
capture
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From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
case
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From this reading None was in this case.
chance
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From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
difficult
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From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
experienced
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From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
Hull
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From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading None was in this case.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
JUBARTE
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From this reading THE JUBARTE.
leave
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From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
neglected
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From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None was in this case.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
precaution
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From this reading No precaution ought to be neglected.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JUBARTE.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The capture of a jubarte is a difficult thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading None was in this case.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading None was in this case.
whaler
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From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Hull, an experienced whaler, would leave nothing to chance.