Chapter XIV
"DUTY, LAD, DUTY. STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN." This is a world of changes. There is nothing certain in it save death itself. Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
Two sailor lads
Chapter XIV
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"DUTY,
LAD,
DUTY.
STICK
TO
IT
THROUGH
THICK
AND
THIN."
This
is
a
world
of
changes.
There
is
nothing
certain
in
it
save
death
itself.
Yes,
it
is
a
world
of
changes,
and
the
sooner
in
youth
one
finds
this
out
the
better.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"DUTY,
LAD,
DUTY.
Line 2
STICK
TO
IT
THROUGH
THICK
AND
THIN."
Line 3
This
is
a
world
of
changes.
Line 4
There
is
nothing
certain
in
it
save
death
itself.
Line 5
Yes,
it
is
a
world
of
changes,
and
the
sooner
in
youth
one
finds
this
out
the
better.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
DUTY
noun
US /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “"DUTY, LAD, DUTY.”
Itself
pronoun
US /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “There is nothing certain in it save death itself.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There is nothing certain in it save death itself.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “There is nothing certain in it save death itself.”
THIN
adjective
US /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."”
THROUGH
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."”
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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 This is a world of changes.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
better
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From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
certain
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From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
changes
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From this reading This is a world of changes.
death
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From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
DUTYnounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading "DUTY, LAD, DUTY.
finds
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From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a world of changes.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
LAD
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From this reading "DUTY, LAD, DUTY.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is a world of changes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
out
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From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
sooner
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From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
STICK
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From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
There
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From this reading There is nothing certain in it save death itself.
THICK
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From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
THINadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a world of changes.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STICK TO IT THROUGH THICK AND THIN."
world
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From this reading This is a world of changes.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.
youth
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From this reading Yes, it is a world of changes, and the sooner in youth one finds this out the better.