CHAPTER XXVII Day broke, grey and chill.
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Chapter XXVI
Day broke, grey and chill. The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan. Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar. My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine. Before me, in the bottom of the boat, lay Maud.
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From this reading “Day broke, grey and chill.”
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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 boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day broke, grey and chill.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before me, in the bottom of the boat, lay Maud.
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From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
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From this reading Before me, in the bottom of the boat, lay Maud.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
lacking funds
From this reading Day broke, grey and chill.
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From this reading Day broke, grey and chill.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
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From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
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From this reading Day broke, grey and chill.
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From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
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From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
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From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
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From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
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From this reading Day broke, grey and chill.
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From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
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From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before me, in the bottom of the boat, lay Maud.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
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From this reading Before me, in the bottom of the boat, lay Maud.
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From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
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From this reading Before me, in the bottom of the boat, lay Maud.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before me, in the bottom of the boat, lay Maud.
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From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
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From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
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From this reading My feet were stinging from the bite of the frost, and I hoped fervently that the sun would shine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though stoutly mittened, my fingers were cold, and they pained from the grip on the steering-oar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The boat was close-hauled on a fresh breeze and the compass indicated that we were just making the course which would bring us to Japan.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 26?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER XXVII...", what tone does the author establish?
