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Chapter IX
“Deuce take it!” he cried to me. “It stinks to heaven. And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.” There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence. The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading “The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Deuce take it!” he cried to me.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Deuce take it!” he cried to me.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.””
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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 The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
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From this reading There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Deuce take it!” he cried to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Deuce take it!” he cried to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Deuce take it!” he cried to me.
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From this reading “It stinks to heaven.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Deuce take it!” he cried to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Deuce take it!” he cried to me.
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From this reading There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence.
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From this reading There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It stinks to heaven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Deuce take it!” he cried to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence.
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From this reading There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Deuce take it!” he cried to me.
up to a particular time
From this reading And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no mistaking the object of his abhorrence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I shall be doomed to wear it until we’re rescued.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ancient crone was making a dearest-loved _lei_ (wreath) of the fruit of the _hala_ which is the screw-pine or pandanus of the South Pacific.
