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Chapter XVII
Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap. And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side. Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed. The muffled crack of the revolver had shattered the stillness that compassed the schooner. The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.”
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading “The muffled crack of the revolver had shattered the stillness that compassed the schooner.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
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From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
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From this reading Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed.
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From this reading Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed.
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From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
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From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
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From this reading The muffled crack of the revolver had shattered the stillness that compassed the schooner.
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From this reading The muffled crack of the revolver had shattered the stillness that compassed the schooner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
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From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
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From this reading Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed.
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From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
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From this reading The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap.
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From this reading Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed.
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From this reading Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap.
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From this reading The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
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From this reading The muffled crack of the revolver had shattered the stillness that compassed the schooner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Close against his breast Black Pawl held the body of the son he had killed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
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From this reading The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
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From this reading Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap.
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From this reading Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap.
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From this reading Red Pawl fell forward into Black Pawl’s lap.
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From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The muffled crack of the revolver had shattered the stillness that compassed the schooner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The muffled crack of the revolver had shattered the stillness that compassed the schooner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
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From this reading The muffled crack of the revolver had shattered the stillness that compassed the schooner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The muffled crack of the revolver had shattered the stillness that compassed the schooner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men on deck cried out, they began to shout hysterically.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the Captain’s arms went around his son and held him close; and the revolver fell upon the deck at one side.
