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Down South

Chapter XXI

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A VISIT TO ORANGE PARK.
Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.
I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.
I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.
But before I reached the door Cornwood was at the wheel.
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Down South

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A VISIT TO ORANGE PARK.
Line 2
Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.
Line 3
I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.
Line 4
I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.
Line 5
But before I reached the door Cornwood was at the wheel.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “But before I reached the door Cornwood was at the wheel.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.”

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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 VISIT TO ORANGE PARK.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

ahead

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From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

any

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From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But before I reached the door Cornwood was at the wheel.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading But before I reached the door Cornwood was at the wheel.

bell

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From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

Ben

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From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

board

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From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

boat

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From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But before I reached the door Cornwood was at the wheel.

coming

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From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

Cornwood

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From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

directed

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From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

door

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From this reading But before I reached the door Cornwood was at the wheel.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

go

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From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

hastened

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From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

Landy

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From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

mate

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From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

move

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From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

ORANGE

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From this reading A VISIT TO ORANGE PARK.

PARK

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From this reading A VISIT TO ORANGE PARK.

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

pilot-house

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From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

prevent

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From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

rang

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From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

reached

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From this reading But before I reached the door Cornwood was at the wheel.

saw

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From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

slow

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From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A VISIT TO ORANGE PARK.

VISIT

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From this reading A VISIT TO ORANGE PARK.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

wheel

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From this reading Cornwood was slow to move, after I directed him to take the wheel.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I directed the mate with Ben and Landy to prevent any of the party in the boat from coming on board, and hastened to the pilot-house.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading I saw that he was not yet in the pilot-house, when I rang the bell to go ahead.