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Chapter VI
He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side. I dared not raise my eyes. Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself. I believe I trembled. But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I believe I trembled.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.”
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From this reading But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe I trembled.
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From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
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From this reading I dared not raise my eyes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
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From this reading I dared not raise my eyes.
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From this reading But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
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From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
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From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
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From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
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From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dared not raise my eyes.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I dared not raise my eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.
above and across; more than
From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
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From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dared not raise my eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.
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From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He left me, and I leaned over the rail of the bridge looking over the side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
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From this reading I believe I trembled.
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From this reading But directly my eyes had rested on my ship all my fear vanished.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it had to be done--and, indeed, I could not have helped myself.
