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Chapter LIX
"Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass. "We have just sighted a French ship." We went on deck. Captain Boltrope grinned as we touched our hats. He hated the purser.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Boltrope grinned as we touched our hats.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We have just sighted a French ship."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We went on deck.”
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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 "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
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From this reading Captain Boltrope grinned as we touched our hats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Boltrope grinned as we touched our hats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went on deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have just sighted a French ship."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Boltrope grinned as we touched our hats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hated the purser.
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From this reading Captain Boltrope grinned as we touched our hats.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
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From this reading "We have just sighted a French ship."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We went on deck.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Captain Boltrope grinned as we touched our hats.
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From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hated the purser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We have just sighted a French ship."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have just sighted a French ship."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
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From this reading Captain Boltrope grinned as we touched our hats.
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From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have just sighted a French ship."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We went on deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Pills, you'll have a chance to smell powder," said Briggs as he entered the cockpit and buckled around his waist an enormous cutlass.
