CHAPTER XIII For three days I did my own work and Thomas Mugridge’s too; and I flatter myself that I did his work well.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality. From cabin to forecastle it seems to have broken out like a contagion. I scarcely know where to begin. Wolf Larsen was really the cause of it. The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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being four more than twenty
From this reading “The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.”
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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 The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
showing who or what does the action
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From cabin to forecastle it seems to have broken out like a contagion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From cabin to forecastle it seems to have broken out like a contagion.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
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From this reading The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I scarcely know where to begin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I scarcely know where to begin.
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From this reading Wolf Larsen was really the cause of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
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From this reading From cabin to forecastle it seems to have broken out like a contagion.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading Wolf Larsen was really the cause of it.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading I scarcely know where to begin.
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From this reading From cabin to forecastle it seems to have broken out like a contagion.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From cabin to forecastle it seems to have broken out like a contagion.
being four more than twenty
From this reading The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
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From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wolf Larsen was really the cause of it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The relations among the men, strained and made tense by feuds, quarrels and grudges, were in a state of unstable equilibrium, and evil passions flared up in flame like prairie-grass.
in or at the place that
From this reading I scarcely know where to begin.
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From this reading The last twenty-four hours have witnessed a carnival of brutality.
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From this reading Wolf Larsen was really the cause of it.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 12?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER XIII...", what tone does the author establish?
