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Chapter IV
“But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board? You’re not a navigator, are you?” I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac. And when they asked if Roscoe was a navigator, I shook my head. Roscoe resented this.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And when they asked if Roscoe was a navigator, I shook my head.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?”
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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 “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
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From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You’re not a navigator, are you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when they asked if Roscoe was a navigator, I shook my head.
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From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
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From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
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From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
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From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
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From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
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From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
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From this reading And when they asked if Roscoe was a navigator, I shook my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
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From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You’re not a navigator, are you?”
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From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
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From this reading Roscoe resented this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when they asked if Roscoe was a navigator, I shook my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when they asked if Roscoe was a navigator, I shook my head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And when they asked if Roscoe was a navigator, I shook my head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Roscoe resented this.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had to confess that I was not a navigator, that I had never looked through a sextant in my life, and that I doubted if I could tell a sextant from a nautical almanac.
at the time that
From this reading And when they asked if Roscoe was a navigator, I shook my head.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But,” our friends objected, “how dare you go to sea without a navigator on board?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re not a navigator, are you?”
