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Chapter V

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CAPTAIN SCHIMMELPENNINK.
At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.
The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.
"Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.
Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.
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Dikes and Ditches

Chapter V

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CAPTAIN SCHIMMELPENNINK.
Line 2
At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.
Line 3
The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.
Line 4
"Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.
Line 5
Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.”

CAPTAIN noun US /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading “CAPTAIN SCHIMMELPENNINK.”

Crew noun US /crew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “"Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.”

Required noun US /required/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.”

Skipper noun US /ˈskɪpər/

the captain of a small ship or boat

From this reading “At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.”

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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 Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

acted

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From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

all

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From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

bewailed

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From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

Call

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From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/

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

From this reading CAPTAIN SCHIMMELPENNINK.

case

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From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

conversation

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From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

crewnounUS /crew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

Dutch

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From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

few

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From this reading Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

Fluxion

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From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

gave

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From this reading Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

heard

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From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

heavy

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From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

interpreter

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From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

Kendall

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From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

loss

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From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

Lowington

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From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

man

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From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

moments

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From this reading Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

Mr

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From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

Paul

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From this reading Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

please

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From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

principal

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From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

quarters

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From this reading Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

request

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From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

requirednounUS /required/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

said

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From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

SCHIMMELPENNINK

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From this reading CAPTAIN SCHIMMELPENNINK.

skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/

the captain of a small ship or boat

From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

stated

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From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

statement

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From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

subjected

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From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

tempest

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From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

translated

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From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

unfortunate

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From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Paul gave the required order, and in a few moments the crew were at quarters.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The unfortunate man stated his case, and bewailed the heavy loss to which he had been subjected by the tempest.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading At the request of the principal, Mr. Fluxion acted as interpreter in the conversation with the Dutch skipper.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Call all hands, if you please, Captain Kendall," said Mr. Lowington, when he had heard the statement as translated by Mr. Fluxion.