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Chapter V
“He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl. He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!' A pale one near him stands.” Dana. It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A pale one near him stands.””
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading ““He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.”
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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 He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
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From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
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From this reading Dana.
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From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
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From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
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From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
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From this reading He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A pale one near him stands.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'
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From this reading He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'
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From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
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From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
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From this reading He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'
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From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
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From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
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From this reading A pale one near him stands.”
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From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A pale one near him stands.”
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From this reading A pale one near him stands.”
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
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From this reading “He sleeps; but dreams of massy gold, And heaps of pearl.
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From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
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From this reading A pale one near him stands.”
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From this reading He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'
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From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
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From this reading He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
at the time that
From this reading It was near night-fall when the Swash anchored among the low and small islets mentioned.
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From this reading He stretch'd his hands-- He hears a voice-- “Ill man withhold!'
