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Chapter III
RECTUS OPENS HIS EYES. I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold. There were not many other people on deck. I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me. He spent a good deal of his time calculating our position on a little folding-map he had.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He spent a good deal of his time calculating our position on a little folding-map he had.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.”
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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 I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
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From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
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From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
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From this reading He spent a good deal of his time calculating our position on a little folding-map he had.
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From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
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From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
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From this reading He spent a good deal of his time calculating our position on a little folding-map he had.
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From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
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From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
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From this reading RECTUS OPENS HIS EYES.
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From this reading He spent a good deal of his time calculating our position on a little folding-map he had.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He spent a good deal of his time calculating our position on a little folding-map he had.
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From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He spent a good deal of his time calculating our position on a little folding-map he had.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RECTUS OPENS HIS EYES.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
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From this reading There were not many other people on deck.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
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From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
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From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were not many other people on deck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
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From this reading RECTUS OPENS HIS EYES.
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From this reading There were not many other people on deck.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were not many other people on deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spent a good deal of his time calculating our position on a little folding-map he had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RECTUS OPENS HIS EYES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spent a good deal of his time calculating our position on a little folding-map he had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were not many other people on deck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
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From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were not many other people on deck.
at the time that
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was all right the next day, and we staid on deck most of the time, standing around the smoke-stack when our noses got a little blue with the cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was expecting young Rectus to have his turn at sea-sickness, but he disappointed me.
