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Chapter XIX
Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay. Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses. Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries. In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings. The weather was beautiful.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.”
in the direction of
From this reading “In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.”
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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 Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
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From this reading The weather was beautiful.
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
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From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
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From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim Shearer had helped make out the list of necessaries.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thorpe had received letters from Carpenter advising him of a credit to him at a Marquette bank, and inclosing a draft sufficient for current expenses.
in the direction of
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
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From this reading The weather was beautiful.
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From this reading Three weeks later the steam barge Pole Star sailed down the reach of Saginaw Bay.
in or at the place that
From this reading In time everything was loaded, the gang-plank hauled in, and the little band of Argonauts set their faces toward the point where the Big Dipper swings.
