Chapter III
"Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?" He opened the case and laid it on the thwart. One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft. "Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?" Meinora grinned.
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Chapter III
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"Konar,"
he
called,
"fix
this
thing
up
for
me,
will
you?"
He
opened
the
case
and
laid
it
on
the
thwart.
One
of
the
polemen
laid
his
stick
down
and
came
aft.
"Pretty
nasty
clip,
wasn't
it,
sir?"
Meinora
grinned.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Konar,"
he
called,
"fix
this
thing
up
for
me,
will
you?"
Line 2
He
opened
the
case
and
laid
it
on
the
thwart.
Line 3
One
of
the
polemen
laid
his
stick
down
and
came
aft.
Line 4
"Pretty
nasty
clip,
wasn't
it,
sir?"
Line 5
Meinora
grinned.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"”
Thwart
noun
US /θwɔːrt/
a seat across a small boat for a rower
From this reading “He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.”
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aft
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From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
called
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came
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case
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From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
clip
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down
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fix
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From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
grinned
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From this reading Meinora grinned.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
Konar
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laid
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From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
Meinora
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From this reading Meinora grinned.
nasty
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
opened
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From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
polemen
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From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
Pretty
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sir
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stick
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From this reading One of the polemen laid his stick down and came aft.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
thwartnounUS /θwɔːrt/
a seat across a small boat for a rower
From this reading He opened the case and laid it on the thwart.
up
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wasn't
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From this reading "Pretty nasty clip, wasn't it, sir?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Konar," he called, "fix this thing up for me, will you?"