Chapter XV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

later than; following

From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

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From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

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From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading Never hov I seen the like!

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From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Never hov I seen the like!

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

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From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Never hov I seen the like!

not any; not one

From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

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From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

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From this reading Run?

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From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading Never hov I seen the like!

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

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From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Ut was plain murder o’ the lives o’ all of us, for ut was no the time for the buggest shup afloat tull be runnun’.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

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From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading An’ wuth thot the skupper nods contented-like tull humself an’ goes below after more whusky.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Ut was a drunken mon’s luck, for the _Starry Grace_ wore off afore thot God-Almighty gale wuthout shuppun’ a bucket o’ watter, the second mate shoutun’ orders an’ the crew jumpun’ like mod.