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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
adventure-dreams
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From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
approval
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
Arahu
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
Berande
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From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
bringing
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
challenged
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
coming
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From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
company
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
contesting
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
days
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From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
delighted
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From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
dislike
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
diving
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
dynamited
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
earned
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
exceeding
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
feat
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
fish
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
flip
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
ground-sharks
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
hero
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From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
hide
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
hospitality
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From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
hungry
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
inches
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
increasing
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
jaws
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
Joan
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From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
Joan's
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
leave
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From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
leaving
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
lingered
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
loath
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From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
looking
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From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
much
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
other
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
performed
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
possession
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
prey
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
rashness
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
ready
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
realized
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From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
sandpaper
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
scraping
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
several
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
shark
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
shark's
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
Sheldon
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
shoulder
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
skin
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
stunned
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
surface
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
swimming
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
Tahitian
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
taken
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
tear
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From this reading Arahu challenged him to tear a fish from a shark's jaws, leaving half to the shark and bringing the other half himself to the surface; and Tudor performed the feat, a flip from the sandpaper hide of the astonished shark scraping several inches of skin from his shoulder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
thereby
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From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
true
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From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
Tudor
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From this reading The days passed, and Tudor seemed loath to leave the hospitality of Berande.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was ready for the start, but he lingered on, spending much time in Joan's company and thereby increasing the dislike Sheldon had taken to him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And Joan was delighted, while Sheldon, looking on, realized that here was the hero of her adventure-dreams coming true.
whole
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From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He went swimming with her, in point of rashness exceeding her; and dynamited fish with her, diving among the hungry ground-sharks and contesting with them for possession of the stunned prey, until he earned the approval of the whole Tahitian crew.
