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Chapter XIII
THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep. To-morrow might be work and wakefulness enough! The ship grew silent. With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water. He did not sleep this night, I am sure.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “To-morrow might be work and wakefulness enough!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ship grew silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not sleep this night, I am sure.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.”
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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 THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
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From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
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From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He did not sleep this night, I am sure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-morrow might be work and wakefulness enough!
next to; at the side of
From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
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From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not sleep this night, I am sure.
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From this reading To-morrow might be work and wakefulness enough!
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From this reading The ship grew silent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not sleep this night, I am sure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He did not sleep this night, I am sure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
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From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading To-morrow might be work and wakefulness enough!
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From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
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From this reading He did not sleep this night, I am sure.
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From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not sleep this night, I am sure.
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From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
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From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship grew silent.
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From this reading The ship grew silent.
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From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not sleep this night, I am sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He did not sleep this night, I am sure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
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From this reading To-morrow might be work and wakefulness enough!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
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From this reading To-morrow might be work and wakefulness enough!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
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From this reading THE Admiral set a watch and commanded all beside to sleep.
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From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the _Pinta_ and the Nina it lay under the moon, and all around was silver water.
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From this reading To-morrow might be work and wakefulness enough!
