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Chapter II
“But, Montgomery,” I appealed. He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me. “I’ll see to _you_, presently,” said the captain. Then began a curious three-cornered altercation. Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
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Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading ““But, Montgomery,” I appealed.”
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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 Then began a curious three-cornered altercation.
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From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
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From this reading Then began a curious three-cornered altercation.
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From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
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From this reading “But, Montgomery,” I appealed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then began a curious three-cornered altercation.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, Montgomery,” I appealed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’ll see to _you_, presently,” said the captain.
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From this reading Then began a curious three-cornered altercation.
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From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
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From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
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From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
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From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
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From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But, Montgomery,” I appealed.
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From this reading “I’ll see to _you_, presently,” said the captain.
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From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
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From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
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From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
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From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
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From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
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From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
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From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
Canadian novelist (1874-1942)
From this reading “But, Montgomery,” I appealed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
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From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll see to _you_, presently,” said the captain.
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From this reading “I’ll see to _you_, presently,” said the captain.
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From this reading “I’ll see to _you_, presently,” said the captain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
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From this reading Then began a curious three-cornered altercation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alternately I appealed to one and another of the three men,—first to the grey-haired man to let me land, and then to the drunken captain to keep me aboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then began a curious three-cornered altercation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He distorted his lower lip, and nodded his head hopelessly at the grey-haired man beside him, to indicate his powerlessness to help me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’ll see to _you_, presently,” said the captain.
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