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Chapter XXXIII
The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea. But I have two reasons for breaking my word. First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning. The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun. Second, and major, _we are around the Horn_!
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Second, and major, _we are around the Horn_!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But I have two reasons for breaking my word.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Second, and major, _we are around the Horn_!”
during the time that
From this reading “The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.”
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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 The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
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From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Second, and major, _we are around the Horn_!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Second, and major, _we are around the Horn_!
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From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
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From this reading But I have two reasons for breaking my word.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have two reasons for breaking my word.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
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From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
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From this reading First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.
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From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
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From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
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From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
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From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
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From this reading Second, and major, _we are around the Horn_!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
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From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
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From this reading Second, and major, _we are around the Horn_!
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From this reading First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I have two reasons for breaking my word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Second, and major, _we are around the Horn_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.
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From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I have two reasons for breaking my word.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading First, and minor, we had a real dawn this morning.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The gray of the sea showed a streaky blue, and the cloud-masses were actually pink-tipped by a really and truly sun.
during the time that
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I have two reasons for breaking my word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days have passed and I have broken my resolve; for here I am again writing while the _Elsinore_ surges along across a magnificent, smoky, dusty sea.
