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Chapter VIII
BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together. "Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life." "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck. "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody." "I doubt that," said Ben sturdily.
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any person at all
From this reading “"I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “"Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.”
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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 BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
any person at all
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
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From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
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From this reading "I doubt that," said Ben sturdily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading "Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I doubt that," said Ben sturdily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
at the time that
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will let you know, that when the time comes for it, I can be as wicked as anybody."
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading BEN GREENWAY IS CONVINCED THAT BONNET IS A PIRATE "But how in the name o' common sense did ye ever think o' becomin' a pirate, Master Bonnet?" said Ben Greenway as they stood together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye're so little fitted for a wicked life."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Out upon you, Ben Greenway!" exclaimed the captain, beginning to stride up and down the little quarter-deck.
