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The Rover
The Rover

Chapter IV

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“That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
“Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
“That’s all right.
But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Rover

Chapter IV

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....
Line 2
“Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....
Line 3
“That’s all right.
Line 4
But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.
Line 5
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Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....”

Nodded noun US /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....”

Ship noun US /ship/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.”

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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 But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

all

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

also

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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

ashore

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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

English

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

eyes

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

fixed

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

get

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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

glanced

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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

head

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

it's

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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

leaders

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From this reading Section leaders.

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

lost

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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

lot

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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

managed

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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

noddednounUS /nodded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

northward

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

now

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

parenthetically

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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

patriots

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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

Peyrol

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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

record

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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

remarked

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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

Réal

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

said

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

Section

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From this reading Section leaders.

seems

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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

shipnounUS /ship/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

swung

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

That's

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From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

thick

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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

very

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From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

way

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From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “Look, she seems to have lost her way at last,” he remarked parenthetically to Peyrol, who also glanced that way and nodded....

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “That’s all right,” said Réal, with his eyes fixed on the English ship, the head of which was swung to the northward now....

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But it’s on record that you managed in a very short time to get very thick with a lot of patriots ashore.