Chapter XXXII
THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES. That night we held a consultation. We four. It was getting dead low tide with us. If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
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Chapter XXXII
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THE
LITTLE
DISCUSSION
BETWEEN
THE
SEVERAL
PARTIES.
That
night
we
held
a
consultation.
We
four.
It
was
getting
dead
low
tide
with
us.
If
we
didn’t
light
upon
those
treasures
of
the
temple,
we
should
have
to
find
a
ship
instead.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LITTLE
DISCUSSION
BETWEEN
THE
SEVERAL
PARTIES.
Line 2
That
night
we
held
a
consultation.
Line 3
We
four.
Line 4
It
was
getting
dead
low
tide
with
us.
Line 5
If
we
didn’t
light
upon
those
treasures
of
the
temple,
we
should
have
to
find
a
ship
instead.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
BETWEEN
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was getting dead low tide with us.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.”
LITTLE
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.”
SEVERAL
noun
US /ˈseveral/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.”
Ship
noun
US /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.”
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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 That night we held a consultation.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
consultation
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From this reading That night we held a consultation.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
didn't
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From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
DISCUSSION
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From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
find
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From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
four
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From this reading We four.
getting
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From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
held
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From this reading That night we held a consultation.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
instead
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From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
light
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From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
low
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From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
night
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From this reading That night we held a consultation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
PARTIES
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From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
SEVERAL
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From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
temple
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From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night we held a consultation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SEVERAL PARTIES.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
tide
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From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
treasures
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From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading If we didn’t light upon those treasures of the temple, we should have to find a ship instead.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That night we held a consultation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was getting dead low tide with us.