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Chapter IV
THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick. This was enough to spoil any adventure. Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth. He took no interest even in piracy. Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took no interest even in piracy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took no interest even in piracy.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.”
during the time that
From this reading “Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.”
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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 Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
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From this reading This was enough to spoil any adventure.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
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From this reading This was enough to spoil any adventure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
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From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
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From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.
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From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
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From this reading This was enough to spoil any adventure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took no interest even in piracy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.
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From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took no interest even in piracy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.
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From this reading He took no interest even in piracy.
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From this reading THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
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From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
not any; not one
From this reading He took no interest even in piracy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
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From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
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From this reading He took no interest even in piracy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was enough to spoil any adventure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was enough to spoil any adventure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was enough to spoil any adventure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took no interest even in piracy.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
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From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CAPTIVE SEAMEN IN THE FORECASTLE JACK COCKRELL was seasick.
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From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
during the time that
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe Hawkridge, tough as whip-cord and seasoned to all kinds of weather, came clawing his way aft while the water streamed from his thin shirt and ragged breeches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curled up under a boat, the spray pelted him and the wild motion of the ship sloshed him back and forth.
