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Chapter XVII
ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement. The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder. Already she was settling in the water. For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do. Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Already she was settling in the water.”
a job or position on a ship
From this reading “Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.”
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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 Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
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From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already she was settling in the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
a job or position on a ship
From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
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From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
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From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
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From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
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From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
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From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
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From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
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From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
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From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
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From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
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From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
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From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
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From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
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From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
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From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
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From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
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From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
except for; apart from
From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
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From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
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From this reading Already she was settling in the water.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already she was settling in the water.
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From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
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From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
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From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
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From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
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From this reading Bob made up his mind to save a few of his own possessions if he could, and he hurried to his berth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
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From this reading Already she was settling in the water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For once Mr. Tarbill seemed too stunned to know what to do.
at the time that
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ADRIFT IN SMALL BOATS The scene was now one of wild excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The sailors were working like Trojans to launch the boats, as it could not be told when the _Eagle_ would founder.
