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Chapter III
HOW I GOT ADRIFT. I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me. Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_. I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat! "Home--let me hasten home," was my first thought.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Home--let me hasten home," was my first thought.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.”
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading “I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!”
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading “I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Home--let me hasten home," was my first thought.”
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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 I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
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From this reading HOW I GOT ADRIFT.
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From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
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From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
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From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
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From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
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From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
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From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
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From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
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From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
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From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
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From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
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From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
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From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
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From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
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From this reading HOW I GOT ADRIFT.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
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From this reading "Home--let me hasten home," was my first thought.
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From this reading "Home--let me hasten home," was my first thought.
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From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
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From this reading HOW I GOT ADRIFT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW I GOT ADRIFT.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
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From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Home--let me hasten home," was my first thought.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
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From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
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From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Home--let me hasten home," was my first thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I reeled, and fell twice or thrice in efforts to keep my feet for now the schooner was rolling from side to side--rolling and afloat!
at the time that
From this reading I had been asleep nearly four hours, when a fall on the cabin floor, as I slipped from the table, awoke me.
in or at the place that
From this reading Stiff, cold, and benumbed, I started up, confused to find myself in the dark, and at first I knew not _where_.
