Chapter IX
The Sermon
Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered people to condense. “Starboard gangway, there! side away to larboard—larboard gangway to starboard! Midships! midships!”
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Chapter IX · The Sermon
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Father
Mapple
rose,
and
in
a
mild
voice
of
unassuming
authority
ordered
the
scattered
people
to
condense.
“Starboard
gangway,
there!
side
away
to
larboard—larboard
gangway
to
starboard!
Midships!
midships!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Father
Mapple
rose,
and
in
a
mild
voice
of
unassuming
authority
ordered
the
scattered
people
to
condense.
Line 2
“Starboard
gangway,
there!
Line 3
side
away
to
larboard—larboard
gangway
to
starboard!
Line 4
Midships!
Line 5
midships!”
Learner Dictionary
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father
noun
US /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered people to condense.”
Collocations
Father MappleA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Mapple roseA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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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 Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered people to condense.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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authority
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From this reading Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered people to condense.
away
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From this reading side away to larboard—larboard gangway to starboard!
condense
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From this reading Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered people to condense.
FathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered people to condense.
gangway
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From this reading “Starboard gangway, there!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered people to condense.
larboard
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From this reading side away to larboard—larboard gangway to starboard!
Mapple
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Midships
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From this reading Midships!
mild
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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ordered
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From this reading Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered people to condense.
people
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rose
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scattered
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side
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From this reading side away to larboard—larboard gangway to starboard!
Starboard
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From this reading “Starboard gangway, there!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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From this reading “Starboard gangway, there!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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unassuming
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voice
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From this reading Father Mapple rose, and in a mild voice of unassuming authority ordered the scattered people to condense.