Chapter XVI
PICKED UP ADRIFT. Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way. On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour. No one was up. The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
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PICKED
UP
ADRIFT.
Two
days
passed
since
the
steamer
left
Naples,
and
they
were
now
far
on
their
way.
On
the
morning
of
the
third
Windham
came
on
deck
at
an
early
hour.
No
one
was
up.
The
man
at
the
wheel
was
the
only
one
visible.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
PICKED
UP
ADRIFT.
Line 2
Two
days
passed
since
the
steamer
left
Naples,
and
they
were
now
far
on
their
way.
Line 3
On
the
morning
of
the
third
Windham
came
on
deck
at
an
early
hour.
Line 4
No
one
was
up.
Line 5
The
man
at
the
wheel
was
the
only
one
visible.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one was up.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.”
Third
noun
US /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.”
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ADRIFT
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From this reading PICKED UP ADRIFT.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
came
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From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
days
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From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
deck
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From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
early
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far
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From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
hour
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From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
man
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From this reading The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
Naples
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From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one was up.
now
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From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was up.
only
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From this reading The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
PICKED
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From this reading PICKED UP ADRIFT.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
steamer
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From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.
Two
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From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
UP
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From this reading PICKED UP ADRIFT.
visible
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From this reading The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was up.
way
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From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two days passed since the steamer left Naples, and they were now far on their way.
wheel
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From this reading The man at the wheel was the only one visible.
Windham
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From this reading On the morning of the third Windham came on deck at an early hour.