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Chapter XVII
SAVING THE MERCHANTMAN. "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross. "Hang me, ef this isn't the wust yet!" "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar. "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
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 “"We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Hang me, ef this isn't the wust yet!"”
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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 "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.
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From this reading "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
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From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
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From this reading "Hang me, ef this isn't the wust yet!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
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From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
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From this reading "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.
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From this reading "Hang me, ef this isn't the wust yet!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
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From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
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From this reading "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
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From this reading "Hang me, ef this isn't the wust yet!"
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From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hang me, ef this isn't the wust yet!"
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From this reading SAVING THE MERCHANTMAN.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.
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From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
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From this reading "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.
above and across; more than
From this reading "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
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From this reading "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
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From this reading SAVING THE MERCHANTMAN.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAVING THE MERCHANTMAN.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Hang me, ef this isn't the wust yet!"
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From this reading "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
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From this reading "If we don't he may turn the Holland over, with that trap-door open!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must get rid of that whale!" cried Captain Oscar.
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From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Held--with a whale in us for a mast!" roared old George Dross.
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From this reading "Hang me, ef this isn't the wust yet!"
but in spite of that
From this reading "Hang me, ef this isn't the wust yet!"
