Chapter XI
"Yes, we shall. Better make everything tight now." Then, turning to Durrant, Captain Bowden, refilling his pipe, remarked: "That’s the worst of these cursed old tubs. But you see, after the war they can’t get new ones.
The Red Widow
Chapter XI
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"Yes,
we
shall.
Better
make
everything
tight
now."
Then,
turning
to
Durrant,
Captain
Bowden,
refilling
his
pipe,
remarked:
"That’s
the
worst
of
these
cursed
old
tubs.
But
you
see,
after
the
war
they
can’t
get
new
ones.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Yes,
we
shall.
Line 2
Better
make
everything
tight
now."
Line 3
Then,
turning
to
Durrant,
Captain
Bowden,
refilling
his
pipe,
remarked:
Line 4
"That’s
the
worst
of
these
cursed
old
tubs.
Line 5
But
you
see,
after
the
war
they
can’t
get
new
ones.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “But you see, after the war they can’t get new ones.”
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then, turning to Durrant, Captain Bowden, refilling his pipe, remarked:”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Better make everything tight now."”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Better make everything tight now."”
Pipe
noun
US /pipe/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, turning to Durrant, Captain Bowden, refilling his pipe, remarked:”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Yes, we shall.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"That’s the worst of these cursed old tubs.”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But you see, after the war they can’t get new ones.
Better
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From this reading Better make everything tight now."
Bowden
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From this reading Then, turning to Durrant, Captain Bowden, refilling his pipe, remarked:
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you see, after the war they can’t get new ones.
can't
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From this reading But you see, after the war they can’t get new ones.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, turning to Durrant, Captain Bowden, refilling his pipe, remarked:
cursed
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From this reading "That’s the worst of these cursed old tubs.
Durrant
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From this reading Then, turning to Durrant, Captain Bowden, refilling his pipe, remarked:
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Better make everything tight now."
get
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From this reading But you see, after the war they can’t get new ones.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, turning to Durrant, Captain Bowden, refilling his pipe, remarked:
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Better make everything tight now."
new
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now
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From this reading Better make everything tight now."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That’s the worst of these cursed old tubs.
old
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ones
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pipe
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refilling
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remarked
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see
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Yes, we shall.
That's
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From this reading "That’s the worst of these cursed old tubs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That’s the worst of these cursed old tubs.
Then
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From this reading Then, turning to Durrant, Captain Bowden, refilling his pipe, remarked:
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "That’s the worst of these cursed old tubs.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But you see, after the war they can’t get new ones.
tight
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From this reading Better make everything tight now."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, turning to Durrant, Captain Bowden, refilling his pipe, remarked:
tubs
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From this reading "That’s the worst of these cursed old tubs.
turning
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war
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From this reading But you see, after the war they can’t get new ones.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes, we shall.
worst
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From this reading "That’s the worst of these cursed old tubs.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, we shall.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you see, after the war they can’t get new ones.