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Chapter VIII
“On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded. He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off. His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then. I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.” “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.”
for the reason that
From this reading “I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.””
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.””
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading ““On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.””
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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 “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
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From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
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From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
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From this reading “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
for the reason that
From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
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From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
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From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
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From this reading “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
not any; not one
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
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From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded.
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From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
above and across; more than
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded.
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From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And did they do so?” said the Jackal, a little awe-stricken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was sleeping in the bows, and, half awake, leaped over to his waist--no, it was no more than to his knees--to push off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “On the lower shoal my well-wisher’s craft grounded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His empty boat went on and touched again below the next reach, as the river ran then.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I followed, because I knew men would come out to drag it ashore.”
