Chapter VII
“It’s God’s will,” they said. “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat. Let us light a fire and cook food. We be tired men.” They looked at the litter inquiringly.
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Chapter VII
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“It’s
God’s
will,”
they
said.
“We
dare
not
cross
to-night,
even
in
a
boat.
Let
us
light
a
fire
and
cook
food.
We
be
tired
men.”
They
looked
at
the
litter
inquiringly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“It’s
God’s
will,”
they
said.
Line 2
“We
dare
not
cross
to-night,
even
in
a
boat.
Line 3
Let
us
light
a
fire
and
cook
food.
Line 4
We
be
tired
men.”
Line 5
They
looked
at
the
litter
inquiringly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us light a fire and cook food.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They looked at the litter inquiringly.”
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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 “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They looked at the litter inquiringly.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We be tired men.”
boat
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From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
cook
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From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
cross
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dare
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From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
fire
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From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
food
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God's
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From this reading “It’s God’s will,” they said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
inquiringly
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It's
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Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
light
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From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
litter
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From this reading They looked at the litter inquiringly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked at the litter inquiringly.
men
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From this reading We be tired men.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
said
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From this reading “It’s God’s will,” they said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They looked at the litter inquiringly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s God’s will,” they said.
tired
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From this reading We be tired men.”
to-night
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From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us light a fire and cook food.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We dare not cross to-night, even in a boat.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It’s God’s will,” they said.