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Chapter XII
Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson. He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him. To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy. To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride. Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.”
every person
From this reading “To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.”
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From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
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From this reading To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride.
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From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
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From this reading To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride.
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From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
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From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride.
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From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
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From this reading To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
every person
From this reading To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride.
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From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
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From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
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From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
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From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
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From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
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From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
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From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
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From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
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From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
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From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
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From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
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From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
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From this reading To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride.
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From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
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From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He COULD sail, even if he did frighten every man that sailed with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never to reef down was his mania, and in all the time I spent with him, blow high or low, the Reindeer was never reefed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To steer to miss destruction by an inch or an instant was his joy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To do what everybody else did not dare attempt to do, was his pride.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nor have I ever regretted those months of mad devilry I put in with Nelson.
