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Chapter IX
He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions. I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing. It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug. It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct. He wanted to live.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a period of time or extent
From this reading “He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
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From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
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From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
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From this reading I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.
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From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
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From this reading I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.
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From this reading I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.
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From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
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From this reading I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.
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From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
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From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
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From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
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From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.
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From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
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From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
a period of time or extent
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to live.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
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From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had expected to see it discomposed, contorted, despairing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was nothing of the kind; it was just as I had seen it twenty times, steady and glaring from the bridge of the tug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to live.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was lying full length on the stern settee, his face buried in the cushions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was immovably set and hungry, dominated like the whole man by the singleness of one instinct.
