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Chapter XXIV
He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know. Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him. The oars of Magdalen did all but graze his face. The eyes of the Magdalen cox met his. The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.”
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From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
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From this reading The oars of Magdalen did all but graze his face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
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From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
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From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The oars of Magdalen did all but graze his face.
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From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
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From this reading The eyes of the Magdalen cox met his.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The oars of Magdalen did all but graze his face.
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From this reading The eyes of the Magdalen cox met his.
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From this reading The oars of Magdalen did all but graze his face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
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From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
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From this reading The oars of Magdalen did all but graze his face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
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From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
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From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The eyes of the Magdalen cox met his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
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From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
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From this reading The oars of Magdalen did all but graze his face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had he risen in mid-stream, the keel of the Magdalen boat might have killed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He gasped the air into his lungs, and he remembered what it was that he needed to know.
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From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
which person or people
From this reading The cords of the Magdalen rudder slipped from the hands that held them; whereupon the Magdalen man who rowed “bow” missed his stroke.
