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Chapter XII
THE CALAMITY ON FRENCH REEF. I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom. It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces. Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart. According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.”
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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 It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
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From this reading According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
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From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
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From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
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From this reading THE CALAMITY ON FRENCH REEF.
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From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
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From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
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From this reading According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.
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From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
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From this reading THE CALAMITY ON FRENCH REEF.
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From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
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From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
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From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
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From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
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From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
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From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
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From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
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From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
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From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CALAMITY ON FRENCH REEF.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
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From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CALAMITY ON FRENCH REEF.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CALAMITY ON FRENCH REEF.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I jumped to the conclusion that the Islander had struck on one of the shoals I had noticed on the chart, and the heavy sea was pounding her on the bottom.
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From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading According to the dead-reckoning we ought to be a little to the southward of French Shoal.
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From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
at the time that
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
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From this reading Washburn was wide awake as soon as he heard the gun, and giving him the wheel, I proceeded to examine the chart.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It could be only a question of time when she would knock a hole in her bottom and go to pieces.
