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Chapter XVIII
Something has happened. But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything. Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses. This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head. At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
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any thing at all
From this reading “But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Something has happened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something has happened.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses.”
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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 This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
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From this reading Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses.
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From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
any thing at all
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
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From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
one or the other of two
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
apart from; not including
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
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From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
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From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
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From this reading Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses.
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From this reading Something has happened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Something has happened.
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From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
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From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
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From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
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From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
no person; not anyone
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
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From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
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From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
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From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
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From this reading Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
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From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something has happened.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This I do know: Mr. Pike has received a fearful blow on the head.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But nobody knows, either fore or aft, except the interested persons, and they will not say anything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses.
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From this reading At table, yesterday, at midday, I arrived late, and, passing behind his chair, I saw a prodigious lump on top of his head.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the ship is abuzz with rumours and guesses.
