Chapter XXV · The Sea Again

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading With all the poise of white flannels and a good cigar, I am lounging in a deck-chair, watching her.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading And I am not washing down the deck.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading With all the poise of white flannels and a good cigar, I am lounging in a deck-chair, watching her.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then— “Come here!”

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading And I am not washing down the deck.

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From this reading With all the poise of white flannels and a good cigar, I am lounging in a deck-chair, watching her.

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From this reading And I am not washing down the deck.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading With all the poise of white flannels and a good cigar, I am lounging in a deck-chair, watching her.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With all the poise of white flannels and a good cigar, I am lounging in a deck-chair, watching her.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then— “Come here!”

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading And I am not washing down the deck.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading With all the poise of white flannels and a good cigar, I am lounging in a deck-chair, watching her.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And I am not washing down the deck.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading With all the poise of white flannels and a good cigar, I am lounging in a deck-chair, watching her.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Once more the swish of spray against the side of a ship, the tang of salt, the lift and fall of the rail against the sea-line on the horizon.

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From this reading Then— “Come here!”

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

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From this reading And I am not washing down the deck.

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From this reading With all the poise of white flannels and a good cigar, I am lounging in a deck-chair, watching her.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And once more a girl, in white from neck to heel, facing into the wind as if she loved it, her crisp skirts flying, her hair blown back from her forehead in damp curls.

in the company of; together with

From this reading With all the poise of white flannels and a good cigar, I am lounging in a deck-chair, watching her.