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Chapter XVI
“Do yer duty! Do yer duty!” the men cried. The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered. “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted. From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do yer duty!” the men cried.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ““Do yer duty!”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.”
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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 From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
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From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
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From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
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From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
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From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
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From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
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From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do yer duty!” the men cried.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do yer duty!
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From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “Do yer duty!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
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From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
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From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
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From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
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From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
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From this reading Do yer duty!” the men cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
above and across; more than
From this reading The cook bent over, but he caught the boy's eyes and faltered.
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From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
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From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
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From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do yer duty!” the men cried.
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From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
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From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading From every side a torrent of abuse and threats poured in upon the cook.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “If ye don't, I'll kill ye with me own hands,” Behane shouted.
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From this reading “Do yer duty!
