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Chapter IX
THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock. I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed. My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert. I began to wonder what had aroused me. Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I began to wonder what had aroused me.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened 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 STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
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From this reading My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
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From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
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From this reading I began to wonder what had aroused me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
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From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I began to wonder what had aroused me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
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From this reading My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.
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From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.
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From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
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From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
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From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
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From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.
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From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
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From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My mind was strangely clear, every sense preternaturally alert.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
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From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
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From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had slept for one hour only, but it appeared to me that I was quite refreshed.
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From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I began to wonder what had aroused me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Suddenly the ship shuddered through the very heart of her, and I knew that it was this shuddering, which must have occurred before, that had wakened me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STEAMER I awoke with a start, and with wavering eyes looked at the saloon clock.
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From this reading I began to wonder what had aroused me.
