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Chapter XXVI
Things are worse than I fancied. Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours. Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces. He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike. For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Things are worse than I fancied.
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From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
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From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
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From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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From this reading Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.
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From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
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From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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From this reading Things are worse than I fancied.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces.
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.
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From this reading Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Things are worse than I fancied.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.
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From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces.
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces.
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From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
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From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
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From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Things are worse than I fancied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.
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From this reading Things are worse than I fancied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Mellaire, for instance, is going to pieces.
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From this reading Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.
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From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
at the time that
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
which person or people
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He cannot stand the strain of being on the same vessel with the man who has sworn to avenge Captain Somers’s murder, especially when that man is the redoubtable Mr. Pike.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Here are two episodes within the last seventy-two hours.
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From this reading For several days Margaret and I have been remarking the second mate’s bloodshot eyes and pain-lined face and wondering if he were sick.
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From this reading Things are worse than I fancied.
