CHAPTER VIII Sometimes I think Wolf Larsen mad, or half-mad at least, what of his strange moods and vagaries.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades. I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern. Oh, the wonder of the great trade-wind! All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong. The schooner sailed herself.
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the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.”
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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 I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
later than; following
From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
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From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
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From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
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From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
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From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
apart from; not including
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, the wonder of the great trade-wind!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The schooner sailed herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
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From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
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From this reading Oh, the wonder of the great trade-wind!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The schooner sailed herself.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
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From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading Oh, the wonder of the great trade-wind!
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From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
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From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All day we sailed, and all night, and the next day, and the next, day after day, the wind always astern and blowing steadily and strong.
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From this reading At last, after three days of variable winds, we have caught the north-east trades.
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From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came on deck, after a good night’s rest in spite of my poor knee, to find the _Ghost_ foaming along, wing-and-wing, and every sail drawing except the jibs, with a fresh breeze astern.
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From this reading Oh, the wonder of the great trade-wind!
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