Chapter VII
XXXIII. THE DISTANT TOPSAIL. I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him. "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you. Have you had good luck?"
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Chapter VII
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XXXIII.
THE
DISTANT
TOPSAIL.
I
found
Walkirk
still
fishing
near
the
place
where
I
had
left
him.
"I
was
beginning
to
be
surprised
at
your
long
absence,"
he
said,
"and
was
thinking
of
going
to
look
for
you.
Have
you
had
good
luck?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
XXXIII.
Line 2
THE
DISTANT
TOPSAIL.
Line 3
I
found
Walkirk
still
fishing
near
the
place
where
I
had
left
him.
Line 4
"I
was
beginning
to
be
surprised
at
your
long
absence,"
he
said,
"and
was
thinking
of
going
to
look
for
you.
Line 5
Have
you
had
good
luck?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beginning
noun
US /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.”
DISTANT
adjective
US /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading “THE DISTANT TOPSAIL.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you had good luck?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you had good luck?"”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.”
Surprised
noun
US /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.”
Thinking
noun
US /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.”
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absence
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From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
DISTANTadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading THE DISTANT TOPSAIL.
fishing
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From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
going
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From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Have you had good luck?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you had good luck?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
luck
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From this reading Have you had good luck?"
near
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From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
place
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From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
said
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From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISTANT TOPSAIL.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
TOPSAIL
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From this reading THE DISTANT TOPSAIL.
Walkirk
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From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I found Walkirk still fishing near the place where I had left him.
XXXIII
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From this reading XXXIII.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was beginning to be surprised at your long absence," he said, "and was thinking of going to look for you.