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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
arched
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
arm
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
awake
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From this reading The boy was wide awake, reclining in the bottom of the boat, with his head against his mother’s dress.
back
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
boat
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From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
boat's
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
bottom
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From this reading The boy was wide awake, reclining in the bottom of the boat, with his head against his mother’s dress.
bow
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
boy
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From this reading The boy was wide awake, reclining in the bottom of the boat, with his head against his mother’s dress.
broke
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From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
dawn
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From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
DAY
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From this reading THE FIFTH DAY.
delirium
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
dress
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From this reading The boy was wide awake, reclining in the bottom of the boat, with his head against his mother’s dress.
drifted
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From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
drooped
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
dusky-hued
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From this reading His eyes looked large and glassy, his lips white, and his skin dusky-hued.
eyes
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From this reading His eyes looked large and glassy, his lips white, and his skin dusky-hued.
feet
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
fell
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From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
FIFTH
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From this reading THE FIFTH DAY.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
glassy
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From this reading His eyes looked large and glassy, his lips white, and his skin dusky-hued.
gunwalenounUS /ˈɡʌnəl/
the upper edge of a boat’s side
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
hand
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
head
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
Holdsworth
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
Johnson
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
knees
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
large
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From this reading His eyes looked large and glassy, his lips white, and his skin dusky-hued.
lifted
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
like
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
lips
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From this reading His eyes looked large and glassy, his lips white, and his skin dusky-hued.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
mother's
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From this reading The boy was wide awake, reclining in the bottom of the boat, with his head against his mother’s dress.
night
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
nowhere
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The boy was wide awake, reclining in the bottom of the boat, with his head against his mother’s dress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
reclining
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From this reading The boy was wide awake, reclining in the bottom of the boat, with his head against his mother’s dress.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
side
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
skin
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From this reading His eyes looked large and glassy, his lips white, and his skin dusky-hued.
sleep
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
slumbered
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIFTH DAY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
then
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
thwartnounUS /θwɔːrt/
a seat across a small boat for a rower
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
visible
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
water
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
way
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From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
white
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From this reading His eyes looked large and glassy, his lips white, and his skin dusky-hued.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
wide
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From this reading The boy was wide awake, reclining in the bottom of the boat, with his head against his mother’s dress.
widow
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this way the boat drifted on until the dawn broke, when the wind fell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
yielded
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From this reading Johnson lifted his head and looked about him; and first for the ship that had passed them in the night--but she was nowhere visible; then at Holdsworth, whose delirium had yielded to sleep, and who slumbered with his feet on the thwart, his back arched like a bow, and his head between his knees; then at the widow, who drooped against the boat’s side, her arm over the gunwale, and her hand in the water.
