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Chapter V
“Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above. The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion. In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea. “Keep going, Charley, one time more,” I said. And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading ““Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Keep going, Charley, one time more,” I said.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.”
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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 And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
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From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
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From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
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From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
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From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
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From this reading “Keep going, Charley, one time more,” I said.
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From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
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From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
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From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
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From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
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From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
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From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
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From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
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From this reading “Keep going, Charley, one time more,” I said.
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From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
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From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
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From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
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From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
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From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
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From this reading “Keep going, Charley, one time more,” I said.
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From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
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From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
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From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
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From this reading “Keep going, Charley, one time more,” I said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the meanwhile my mind had not been idle, and I had finally evolved an idea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Keep going, Charley, one time more,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Greek scowled ferociously and shook his fist in his customary fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Keep going, Charley, one time more,” I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
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From this reading “Better give it up,” one of the sailors advised from above.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And as we laid out on the next tack to windward, I bent a piece of line to a small grappling hook I had seen lying in the bail-hole.
