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WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail. Side-lights had been hung out. 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night. He could no longer blind himself to the facts. His mind was in a whirl of apprehension.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Side-lights had been hung out.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could no longer blind himself to the facts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He could no longer blind himself to the facts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His mind was in a whirl of apprehension.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.”
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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 His mind was in a whirl of apprehension.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading His mind was in a whirl of apprehension.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Side-lights had been hung out.
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From this reading He could no longer blind himself to the facts.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could no longer blind himself to the facts.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
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From this reading He could no longer blind himself to the facts.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Side-lights had been hung out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could no longer blind himself to the facts.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He could no longer blind himself to the facts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
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From this reading Side-lights had been hung out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His mind was in a whirl of apprehension.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
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From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading He could no longer blind himself to the facts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was in a whirl of apprehension.
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From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
not any; not one
From this reading He could no longer blind himself to the facts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading Side-lights had been hung out.
above and across; more than
From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Side-lights had been hung out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Frisco Kid was steering, and by his side sat Joe, pondering over the events of the night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He could no longer blind himself to the facts.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
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From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mind was in a whirl of apprehension.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE BAY PIRATES The wind freshened as they got clear of the land, and soon the _Dazzler_ was heeling it with her lee deck buried and the water churning by, half-way up the cockpit-rail.
