Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Where’s flaxen-haired Phil? a gray lieutenant?

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From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

towards the shore from the water

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

show off

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

a military trainee (as at a military academy)

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

a periodic count of the population

From this reading Who takes the census under the sea?

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance

From this reading Or rubicund, flying a dignified pennant?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

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From this reading Where’s flaxen-haired Phil? a gray lieutenant?

moving swiftly

From this reading Or rubicund, flying a dignified pennant?

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Where’s flaxen-haired Phil? a gray lieutenant?

the act of grasping

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

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From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

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From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

a boy or man

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

North American songbirds having a yellow breast

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

a commissioned military officer

From this reading Where’s flaxen-haired Phil? a gray lieutenant?

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

throughout a period of time

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Or rubicund, flying a dignified pennant?

the award given to the champion

From this reading Or rubicund, flying a dignified pennant?

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From this reading Where’s flaxen-haired Phil? a gray lieutenant?

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

From this reading Or rubicund, flying a dignified pennant?

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading Who takes the census under the sea?

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From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

possessive form of “sids” — sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant during sleep

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

doomed to extinction

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading Who takes the census under the sea?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

make brown and crisp by heating

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Who takes the census under the sea?

not known

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

past form of “welcome” — accept gladly

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

in or at the place that

From this reading But where sleeps his brother?—the cruise it was o’er, But ah, for death’s grip that welcomed him ashore!

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From this reading Where’s flaxen-haired Phil? a gray lieutenant?

which person or people

From this reading Who takes the census under the sea?

belonging to which person

From this reading Where’s Sid, the cadet, so frank in his brag, Whose toast was audacious—“_Here’s Sid, and Sid’s flag!_” Like holiday-craft that have sunk unknown, May a lark of a lad go lonely down?