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Chapter V
ON BOARD THE "MINNESOTA." When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel. The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!" The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree. It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"”
a spar projecting forward from the bow of a ship
From this reading “The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.”
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading “The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.”
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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 When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading ON BOARD THE "MINNESOTA."
a spar projecting forward from the bow of a ship
From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
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From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.
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From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
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From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.
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From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading ON BOARD THE "MINNESOTA."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE "MINNESOTA."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
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From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
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From this reading It offered the one possible chance of escape from death.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
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From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE "MINNESOTA."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
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From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
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From this reading The great bowsprit of the colliding vessel overhung the shattered and sinking schooner like the outreaching branch of a tree.
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From this reading The shock hurled him to the deck; but he instantly leaped to his feet again, and as he did so the captain's voice rang out,-- "Jump for the martingale, Terry! quick!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
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From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
at the time that
From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
which person or people
From this reading When the crash came, Terry was standing at the stern, a little in front of Captain Afleck, who held the wheel.
