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Little Bobtail

Chapter XVII

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THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT.
"That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.
"She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.
"She will put into Rockland or Camden.
I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Little Bobtail

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT.
Line 2
"That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.
Line 3
"She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.
Line 4
"She will put into Rockland or Camden.
Line 5
I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

Learner Dictionary

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

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading “I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.”

All words in this reading · 39

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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 "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.

Bobtail

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From this reading "That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.

Camden

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From this reading "She will put into Rockland or Camden.

colonel

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From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

exclaimed

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From this reading "That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

get

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From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

go

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From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.

hurry

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From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

identified

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From this reading "That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "She will put into Rockland or Camden.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

Monkey

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From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

nasty

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From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

Newport

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From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

night

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From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "She will put into Rockland or Camden.

PENOBSCOT

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From this reading THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT.

put

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From this reading "She will put into Rockland or Camden.

race

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From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

Rockland

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From this reading "She will put into Rockland or Camden.

sea

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From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

some

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From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

soon

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From this reading "That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading I suppose the colonel is in a hurry to get to Newport for some race.

taking

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From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

That's

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From this reading "That's the Penobscot!" exclaimed Bobtail, as soon as he identified her.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "She is taking a nasty night to go to sea," added Monkey.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "She will put into Rockland or Camden.

WRECK

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From this reading THE WRECK OF THE PENOBSCOT.