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Chapter XV
DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us. That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck. I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head. Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought. Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.”
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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 I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
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From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
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From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
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From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
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From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
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From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
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From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
above and across; more than
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
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From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marah lying over the tiller was the next thing which I saw; he was dead, I thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
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From this reading I struggled up to a sitting position, feeling great pain in my head.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then I realised what had happened; we had had a fight.
at the time that
From this reading DRIFTING When I recovered consciousness, the sun had risen; it was bright daylight all about us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That was really the first thing which I saw--the light of the sun on the deck.
