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Chapter VII
Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock. Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still. It was half-past one in the morning. “Another day,” he muttered to himself. The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
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surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Another day,” he muttered to himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Another day,” he muttered to himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was half-past one in the morning.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading ““Another day,” he muttered to himself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was half-past one in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.”
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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 Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
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From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
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From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
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From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
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From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
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From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
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From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
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From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
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From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
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From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
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From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
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From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
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From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
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From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
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From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
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From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “Another day,” he muttered to himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
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From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half-past one in the morning.
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From this reading Captain MacWhirr looked up at the wheelhouse clock.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
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From this reading Screwed to the bulk-head, it had a white face on which the black hands appeared to stand quite still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The second mate heard him, and lifting his head as one grieving amongst ruins, “You won't see it break,” he exclaimed.
