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Chapter VI
‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’ When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months. ‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper. ‘The best of the batch,’ said the Adjutant to the Colonel. ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’”
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading “‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.
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From this reading ‘The best of the batch,’ said the Adjutant to the Colonel.
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From this reading ‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
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From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.
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From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
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From this reading ‘The best of the batch,’ said the Adjutant to the Colonel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The best of the batch,’ said the Adjutant to the Colonel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
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From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘The best of the batch,’ said the Adjutant to the Colonel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading ‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘As good a boy as I want,’ said Revere the admiring skipper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow,’ said Revere three weeks later, ‘he’s doing his best to keep his things clean.’
at the time that
From this reading When the spring died, Bobby joined in the general scramble for Hill leave, and to his surprise and delight secured three months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Keep back that young skrim-shanker Porkiss, sir, and let Revere make him sit up.’
