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“Yah! Yah! Yah!” The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf. The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.”
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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 The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
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From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
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From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
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From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
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From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
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From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
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From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
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From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
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From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
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From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
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From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
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From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
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From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Terrible Solomons The Inevitable White Man The Seed of McCoy Despite the heavy clumsiness of her lines, the Aorai handled easily in the light breeze, and her captain ran her well in before he hove to just outside the suck of the surf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
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From this reading “Yah!
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From this reading The atoll of Hikueru lay low on the water, a circle of pounded coral sand a hundred yards wide, twenty miles in circumference, and from three to five feet above high-water mark.
