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Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic. And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told. At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship. I never have had hives like these before. I can’t understand it.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I never have had hives like these before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.”
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading “Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never have had hives like these before.”
openings that allow water to drain from a ship’s deck
From this reading “Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I never have had hives like these before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t understand it.”
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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 At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
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From this reading And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
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From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never have had hives like these before.
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From this reading I can’t understand it.
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From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
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From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
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From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
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From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
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From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
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From this reading And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never have had hives like these before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
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From this reading And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.
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From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
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From this reading I never have had hives like these before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can’t understand it.
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never have had hives like these before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never have had hives like these before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
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From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
openings that allow water to drain from a ship’s deck
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I never have had hives like these before.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And I have failed to sleep half-an-hour all told.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can’t understand it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this rate, in a very short time I shall have consumed all the cream of tartar on the ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Another morning of overcast sky and leaden sea, and of the _Elsinore_, under half her canvas, clanging her deck ports, spouting water from her scuppers, and dashing eastward into the heart of the Atlantic.
