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Chapter XXXIV
Mr. Mellaire was right. The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes. Mr. Pike was right. Hell had not begun to pop. But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.”
from a ship into the water
From this reading “But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Mellaire was right.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.”
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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 But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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From this reading Hell had not begun to pop.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
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From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
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From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hell had not begun to pop.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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From this reading Hell had not begun to pop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire was right.
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From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
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From this reading Mr. Mellaire was right.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
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From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
from a ship into the water
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
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From this reading Mr. Pike was right.
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From this reading Hell had not begun to pop.
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From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Mellaire was right.
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From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Mellaire was right.
at the time that
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But it has popped now, and men are overboard without even the kindliness of a sack of coal at their feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The men would not accept the driving when the _Elsinore_ won to easier latitudes.
