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Chapter XI
"And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying. He was on the veranda, drinking coffee. The whale-boat was being carried into its shed. "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started. We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The whale-boat was being carried into its shed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.”
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading “We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.”
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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 "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
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From this reading We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
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From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The whale-boat was being carried into its shed.
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From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
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From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
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From this reading The whale-boat was being carried into its shed.
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From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
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From this reading He was on the veranda, drinking coffee.
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From this reading We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
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From this reading He was on the veranda, drinking coffee.
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From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was on the veranda, drinking coffee.
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From this reading We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The whale-boat was being carried into its shed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The whale-boat was being carried into its shed.
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From this reading We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
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From this reading We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was on the veranda, drinking coffee.
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From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whale-boat was being carried into its shed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We made a play at holding a court, and Telepasse, the old scoundrel, accepted the findings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was on the veranda, drinking coffee.
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From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
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From this reading He was on the veranda, drinking coffee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And so it was all settled easily enough," Sheldon was saying.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
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From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The whale-boat was being carried into its shed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Boucher was a bit timid at first to carry off the situation with a strong hand, but he did very well once we got started.
