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Chapter XII
“Ay, sir.” “Mr. Ramage, you’re our second mate. Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles. You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain. Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
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an officer responsible for deck crew and equipment
From this reading “You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mr. Ramage, you’re our second mate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
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From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
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From this reading “Ay, sir.”
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From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
an officer responsible for deck crew and equipment
From this reading You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Ramage, you’re our second mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Ramage, you’re our second mate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Mr. Ramage, you’re our second mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Ramage, you’re our second mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Ramage, you’re our second mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ay, sir.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come to my cabin at eight bells and sign the articles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You, Griffin Harris, take Mr. Ramage’s call; I make you boatswain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Ramage, you’re our second mate.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mr. Ramage, tell one of the hands to shift your gear into the second mate’s cabin.
