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Chapter IV
The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed. He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate. It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared. Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate. “Bo’sun says the wind ‘s goin’ to shift ahead.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.”
an unkind refusal of a friendly offer or request
From this reading “It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Bo’sun says the wind ‘s goin’ to shift ahead.””
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later than; following
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
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From this reading “Bo’sun says the wind ‘s goin’ to shift ahead.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.
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From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
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From this reading “Bo’sun says the wind ‘s goin’ to shift ahead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
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From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bo’sun says the wind ‘s goin’ to shift ahead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
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From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
an unkind refusal of a friendly offer or request
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bo’sun says the wind ‘s goin’ to shift ahead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bo’sun says the wind ‘s goin’ to shift ahead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bo’sun says the wind ‘s goin’ to shift ahead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He slipped the light into the binnacle and looked doubtfully at the second mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harper began to pace up and down again, and the boy stowed himself under the lee of the house, volunteering the information as he passed the mate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dull and he was inclined to talk, but after his late rebuff hardly dared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bo’sun says the wind ‘s goin’ to shift ahead.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boy scurried below and returned with the lamp retrimmed.
