Chapter I
HOMEWARD BOUND. “All hands up anchor! Man the capstan!” “High die! my lads, we’re homeward bound!” Homeward bound!—harmonious sound!
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HOMEWARD
BOUND.
“All
hands
up
anchor!
Man
the
capstan!”
“High
die!
my
lads,
we’re
homeward
bound!”
Homeward
bound!—harmonious
sound!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
HOMEWARD
BOUND.
Line 2
“All
hands
up
anchor!
Line 3
Man
the
capstan!”
Line 4
“High
die!
my
lads,
we’re
homeward
bound!”
Line 5
Homeward
bound!—harmonious
sound!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““All hands up anchor!”
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All
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From this reading “All hands up anchor!
anchor
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From this reading “All hands up anchor!
BOUND
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND.
capstan
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From this reading Man the capstan!”
die
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From this reading “High die! my lads, we’re homeward bound!”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “All hands up anchor!
harmonious
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High
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From this reading “High die! my lads, we’re homeward bound!”
HOMEWARD
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From this reading HOMEWARD BOUND.
lads
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From this reading “High die! my lads, we’re homeward bound!”
Man
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From this reading Man the capstan!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “High die! my lads, we’re homeward bound!”
sound
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From this reading Homeward bound!—harmonious sound!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Man the capstan!”
up
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From this reading “All hands up anchor!
we're
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From this reading “High die! my lads, we’re homeward bound!”