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A BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS.
The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.
The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.
The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.
"Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter X

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS.
Line 2
The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.
Line 3
The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.
Line 4
The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.
Line 5
"Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.”

Entirely noun US /ˈentirely/

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

From this reading “The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.”

Schooner noun US /ˈskuːnər/

a sailing ship with two or more masts

From this reading “The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.”

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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 BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.

anchored

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

Angy

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From this reading The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.

banged

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From this reading The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.

BATTLE

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From this reading A BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS.

blast

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

board

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From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

Chuck

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From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.

Dory

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From this reading "Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.

ELEMENTS

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From this reading A BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS.

enough

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/

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

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

fury

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

get

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From this reading The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.

hurry

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From this reading The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.

island

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

La

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From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

making

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

Motte

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From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

near

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

oarsmen

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From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

painter

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From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

prisoner

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From this reading "Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.

rather

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

rough

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/

a sailing ship with two or more masts

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

shelter

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come, Dory!" shouted he to his prisoner.

sides

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From this reading The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.

sprang

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From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

taking

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From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

tender

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From this reading The tender banged against her sides, and Angy was in a hurry to get on board.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

two

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From this reading The two oarsmen sprang on board of the La Motte, Chuck taking the painter.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

weather

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From this reading The schooner was not anchored near enough to the island to shelter her entirely from the fury of the blast, and she was making rather rough weather of it.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A BATTLE WITH THE ELEMENTS.