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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
affected
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From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
all
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
Arab
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
arriving
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
camp
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
cant
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
clinging
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
communicating
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
completely
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
conjecturing
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
COTTON
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
crimson
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
direction
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
disturbed
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From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
Dodge
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
drinking
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
eagerly
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
elude
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From this reading Oh let it not elude thy grasp!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
evidently
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From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
falling
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
far
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
finger
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
foremast
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
fountain
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Oh let it not elude thy grasp!
guests
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
head
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh let it not elude thy grasp!
keep
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
kingdoms
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Oh let it not elude thy grasp!
life's
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
look-out
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
messengers
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From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
minutes
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
Monday
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
more
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
Mr
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
mystify
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh let it not elude thy grasp!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
Oh
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From this reading Oh let it not elude thy grasp!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
other
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
out
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From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
parties
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
pointed
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
quitting
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
rising
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
sent
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From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
sheik
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
signs
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
slowly
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
smile
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From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
spar
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
state
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
ten
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
Things
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
three
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From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Oh let it not elude thy grasp!
Tis
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
top
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From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
treasures
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
two
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From this reading The sheik affected to smile; but he was evidently disturbed, and two or three messengers were sent out into the camp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
way
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The head of the foremast was slowly rising, and the look-out in the top was clinging to the spar, which began to cant, in order to keep himself from falling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
worth
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From this reading 'Tis of more worth than kingdoms! far more precious 'Than all the crimson treasures of life's fountain!
wreck
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From this reading COTTON Things were in this state, the sheik and his guests communicating by signs, in such a way as completely to mystify each other; Mr. Monday drinking, Mr. Dodge conjecturing, and parties quitting the camp and arriving every ten minutes, when an Arab pointed eagerly with his finger in the direction of the wreck.
