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Chapter IV
Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep. Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel. His cutlass made a wheel of flame. They shrank before him as he came. And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.”
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading “And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.”
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “His cutlass made a wheel of flame.”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.”
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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 Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They shrank before him as he came.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
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From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading They shrank before him as he came.
Causing difficulty in breathing.
From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
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From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading His cutlass made a wheel of flame.
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
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From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They shrank before him as he came.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
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From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His cutlass made a wheel of flame.
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From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shrank before him as he came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shrank before him as he came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the bodies fell in a choking crowd, And still he thundered out aloud, "The hemp that shall hang me is not grown!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
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From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
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From this reading Hawk stood up straight, his breast to the steel; His cutlass made a bloody wheel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dazed and dumb with the sudden death, He scarce had time to draw a breath Before the grappling-irons bit deep, And the boarders slew his crew like sheep.
