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THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed. The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded. A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around. "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out. "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.”
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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 longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
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From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
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From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
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From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
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From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
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From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
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From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
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From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
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From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
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From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
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From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
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From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
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From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
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From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
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From this reading "The cutter's bearing up to close," he called out.
above and across; more than
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I see she's the Salcombe boat."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FRIGATE "LAOCOON" By this time the other smugglers had become alarmed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man swarmed up the mainmast to look around.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The longboat gun, which worked on a slide abaft all, was cleared, and the two little cohorns, or hand-swivel guns, which pointed over the sides, were trained and loaded.
