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Chapter XII
“Oh! I didn't know,” I apologized blankly. I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on. You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy. That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.
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later than; following
From this reading “I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn't know,” I apologized blankly.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.”
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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 You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
later than; following
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
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From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
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From this reading I didn't know,” I apologized blankly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't know,” I apologized blankly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.
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From this reading That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.
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From this reading I didn't know,” I apologized blankly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
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From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't know,” I apologized blankly.
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From this reading That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I didn't know,” I apologized blankly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
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From this reading That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
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From this reading “Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading That imaginary ship seemed to labour under a most comprehensive curse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suppose that after all I managed to stave off the smash with sufficient approach to verisimilitude, and the ghastly business went on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must understand that the scheme of the test he was applying to me was, I gathered, a homeward passage--the sort of passage I would not wish to my bitterest enemy.
