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Chapter IV
He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way. No one had ever heard him say so much at one time. Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle. Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance. “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.”
during the time that
From this reading “Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.”
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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 Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
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From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
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From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
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From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
not any; not one
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
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From this reading “A gale is a gale, Mr. Jukes,” resumed the Captain, “and a full-powered steam-ship has got to face it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one had ever heard him say so much at one time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
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From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
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From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
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From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
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From this reading He looked up again in his unseeing, unimaginative way.
during the time that
From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jukes, with his arms open in the doorway, was like a man invited to behold a miracle.
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From this reading Unbounded wonder was the intellectual meaning of his eye, while incredulity was seated in his whole countenance.
