Chapter III · Chapter 3

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!

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From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading WELL, I catched my breath and most fainted.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But it warn't no time to be sentimentering.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading We'd GOT to find that boat now--had to have it for ourselves.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading WELL, I catched my breath and most fainted.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it warn't no time to be sentimentering.

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From this reading WELL, I catched my breath and most fainted.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

From this reading WELL, I catched my breath and most fainted.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading We'd GOT to find that boat now--had to have it for ourselves.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We'd GOT to find that boat now--had to have it for ourselves.

an association of criminals

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading We'd GOT to find that boat now--had to have it for ourselves.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading We'd GOT to find that boat now--had to have it for ourselves.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We'd GOT to find that boat now--had to have it for ourselves.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading WELL, I catched my breath and most fainted.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But it warn't no time to be sentimentering.

used to form the superlative

From this reading WELL, I catched my breath and most fainted.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading WELL, I catched my breath and most fainted.

not any; not one

From this reading But it warn't no time to be sentimentering.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading We'd GOT to find that boat now--had to have it for ourselves.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading We'd GOT to find that boat now--had to have it for ourselves.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

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From this reading But it warn't no time to be sentimentering.

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

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From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But it warn't no time to be sentimentering.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading But it warn't no time to be sentimentering.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!

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From this reading But it warn't no time to be sentimentering.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

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From this reading We'd GOT to find that boat now--had to have it for ourselves.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading WELL, I catched my breath and most fainted.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading So we went a-quaking and shaking down the stabboard side, and slow work it was, too--seemed a week before we got to the stern.

something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading Shut up on a wreck with such a gang as that!