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Chapter VIII
WE VISIT AFRICA. _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?” I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me. Just, indeed, his question appeared to be. Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Just, indeed, his question appeared to be.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.”
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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 _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
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From this reading WE VISIT AFRICA.
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From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
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From this reading Just, indeed, his question appeared to be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just, indeed, his question appeared to be.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
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From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
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From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
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From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
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From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
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From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
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From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
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From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
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From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just, indeed, his question appeared to be.
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From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
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From this reading Just, indeed, his question appeared to be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
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From this reading Just, indeed, his question appeared to be.
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From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Just, indeed, his question appeared to be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
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From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
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From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
up to a particular time
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been standing to spy out the low African coast, and had forgotten the very existence of Timothy McShanus until he spoke to me.
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From this reading WE VISIT AFRICA.
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From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE VISIT AFRICA.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
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From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why had I left Europe, my home, my friends, to visit this desolate No-Man’s-Land, speaking to us as it did of the ultimate desolation and the far kingdoms of solitude?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _The Voyage of the_ “_White Wings._” “And what, in Truth’s name, brings ye to such a shore as this?”
