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Chapter II
"Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm. "Yes, the clipper ships!" Keith swept on. "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!" So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"”
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From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
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From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
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From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, the clipper ships!"
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From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
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From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
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From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
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From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
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From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
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From this reading Keith swept on.
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From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
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From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Keith swept on.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The first cargoes in this new market make the money--the fastest clippers--poor old hulks--but you brought in the argonauts!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, the clipper ships!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
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From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
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From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keith swept on.
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From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, the clipper ships!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
which person or people
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he ran on, venting his impatience, so plainly divided between his sense of duty in staying near his wife and his great desire to slip the leash, that Sherwood smiled to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, the clipper ships!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you?" said Sherwood, who was vastly amused and greatly taken by this fresh enthusiasm.
