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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
alive
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
alongside
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
Atkins
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
Atkins's
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
boat
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
breathed
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
bullet
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
burst
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
chest
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
chief
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
coat
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
conscious
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
dashed
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
down
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
exclamation
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
face
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
farewell
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
God's
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From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
grey
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
half-sunken
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
hand
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
hard
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
Harvey
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
head
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
hip
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
hoarsely
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From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
hole
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
horror
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
Jessop
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
just
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
latter
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
lay
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
lifted
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
mate
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
Morrison
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
mute
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
nine
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
occupants
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
old
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
Oliver
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
once
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
only
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
out
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
pale
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
panting
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
perfectly
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
pillowed
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
placed
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
raise
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
restrain
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
sake
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From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
second
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
shambles
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
sheets
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
smashed
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
sobs
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
spine
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
stern
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
steward
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
streaming
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
tears
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
Tessa
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From this reading “For God's sake, Tessa, do not look!” he cried hoarsely.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
then
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From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
three
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From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The latter lay in the stern sheets with a bullet hole through his chest, and a smashed hip; he had but just time to raise his hand in mute farewell to Harvey and Atkins, and then breathed his last.
trying
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
up
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From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the half-sunken boat was a shambles, and of her nine occupants only three were alive--the second steward Jessop, Morrison, and Oliver himself.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
Winchester
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From this reading Morrison, whose spine was broken by a Winchester bullet, but who was perfectly conscious, was at once lifted out and placed in Atkins's boat, and Tessa, with the tears streaming down her pale face, and trying hard to restrain her sobs, pillowed his old, grey head upon Atkins's coat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An exclamation of horror burst from Harvey as the boat, with its panting crew, dashed up alongside that of the chief mate.
