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Chapter XI
"Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it. I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife. 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe. Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it. You want to know with what I bait?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.”
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From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
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From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
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From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
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From this reading 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe.
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From this reading 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe.
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From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
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From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
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From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
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From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
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From this reading 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
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From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
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From this reading 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
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From this reading 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
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From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Delila' is my Norwegian boat, which I had built by Fourmaise, and which is light and safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
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From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
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From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
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From this reading You want to know with what I bait?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, as I said, we got into the boat and we were going to bait, and for baiting there is nobody to be compared with me, and they all know it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You want to know with what I bait?
at the time that
From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Well, I went as usual to that place, of which I felt as certain as if I had owned it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had scarcely got there on Saturday, when I got into 'Delila,' with my wife.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You want to know with what I bait?
