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Chapter XVI
THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again. Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck. "Good!" cried the captain. "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want." I looked at him in astonishment.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Good!" cried the captain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good!" cried the captain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good!" cried the captain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked at him in astonishment.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."”
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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 Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
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From this reading I looked at him in astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked at him in astonishment.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Good!" cried the captain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good!" cried the captain.
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From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
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From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
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From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good!" cried the captain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked at him in astonishment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
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From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked at him in astonishment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
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From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
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From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
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From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Unknown to me a rope had been fastened around me, and in another minute I stood upon the deck.
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From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
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From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
at the time that
From this reading THE VOICE OF THE SOUL I had scarcely fallen into the water when I felt myself drawn up again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You stood the test well, and are just the sort of fellow we want."
