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Chapter XIX
Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock. From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth. She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft. Vin Ferrara threw back his hatch covers. His helper forked up salmon with a picaroon.
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a ship that travels with another for protection or company
From this reading “She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.”
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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 From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
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From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
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From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
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From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
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From this reading Vin Ferrara threw back his hatch covers.
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From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
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From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
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From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
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From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
a ship that travels with another for protection or company
From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
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From this reading Vin Ferrara threw back his hatch covers.
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From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
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From this reading Vin Ferrara threw back his hatch covers.
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From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
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From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
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From this reading His helper forked up salmon with a picaroon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
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From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
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From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
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From this reading Vin Ferrara threw back his hatch covers.
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From this reading His helper forked up salmon with a picaroon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vin Ferrara threw back his hatch covers.
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From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
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From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
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From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
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From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
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From this reading His helper forked up salmon with a picaroon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His helper forked up salmon with a picaroon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
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From this reading Vin Ferrara threw back his hatch covers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Top Dog Some ten days later the _Bluebird_ swung at anchor in the kelp just clear of Poor Man's Rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She bore down upon her consort, sidled alongside and made fast with lines to the bitts fore and aft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vin Ferrara threw back his hatch covers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From a speck on the horizon the _Blanco_ grew to full shape, flaring bow and pilot house, walking up the Gulf with a bone in her teeth.
