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Chapter XXXVIII
Margaret was right. The mutiny is not violating standards and precedents. We have had our hands full for days and nights. Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet. The poop has been rushed.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “We have had our hands full for days and nights.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have had our hands full for days and nights.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “We have had our hands full for days and nights.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margaret was right.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mutiny is not violating standards and precedents.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
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From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
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From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
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From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have had our hands full for days and nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have had our hands full for days and nights.
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From this reading We have had our hands full for days and nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have had our hands full for days and nights.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading We have had our hands full for days and nights.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have had our hands full for days and nights.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mutiny is not violating standards and precedents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mutiny is not violating standards and precedents.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading We have had our hands full for days and nights.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mutiny is not violating standards and precedents.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have had our hands full for days and nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poop has been rushed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mutiny is not violating standards and precedents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poop has been rushed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mutiny is not violating standards and precedents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mutiny is not violating standards and precedents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mutiny is not violating standards and precedents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margaret was right.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have had our hands full for days and nights.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ditman Olansen, the crank-eyed Berserker, has been killed by Wada, and the training-ship boy, the one lone cadet of our breed, has gone overside with the regulation sack of coal at his feet.
