Chapter VI
THE FIGHT. “Gently, men, lift him up gently. That’s it. Now, help in the other. What a dive that was!”
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Chapter VI
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THE
FIGHT.
“Gently,
men,
lift
him
up
gently.
That’s
it.
Now,
help
in
the
other.
What
a
dive
that
was!”
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Line 1
THE
FIGHT.
Line 2
“Gently,
men,
lift
him
up
gently.
Line 3
That’s
it.
Line 4
Now,
help
in
the
other.
Line 5
What
a
dive
that
was!”
Learner Dictionary
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Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, help in the other.”
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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 What a dive that was!”
dive
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From this reading What a dive that was!”
FIGHT
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From this reading THE FIGHT.
Gently
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From this reading “Gently, men, lift him up gently.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, help in the other.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Gently, men, lift him up gently.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, help in the other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That’s it.
lift
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From this reading “Gently, men, lift him up gently.
men
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From this reading “Gently, men, lift him up gently.
Now
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other
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From this reading Now, help in the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a dive that was!”
That's
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From this reading That’s it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT.
up
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From this reading “Gently, men, lift him up gently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a dive that was!”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a dive that was!”