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Chapter XXXVII
THE weather plagued us. The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead. Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us. The _Margarita_ sailed no better; she sailed worse. The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.”
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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 Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
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From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
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From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
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From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
later than; following
From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
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From this reading The _Margarita_ sailed no better; she sailed worse.
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From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
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From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
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From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
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From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
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From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
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From this reading The _Margarita_ sailed no better; she sailed worse.
not any; not one
From this reading The _Margarita_ sailed no better; she sailed worse.
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From this reading THE weather plagued us.
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From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
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From this reading The _Margarita_ sailed no better; she sailed worse.
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From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _Margarita_ sailed no better; she sailed worse.
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From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
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From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE weather plagued us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
up to a particular time
From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Admiral considered abandoning her, taking the Adelantado upon the _Consolacion_ and dividing his crew among the three ships.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE weather plagued us.
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From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
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From this reading THE weather plagued us.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The rains were cataracts, the lightning blinding, the thunder loud enough to wake the dead.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Day after day, until this weather grew to seem a veritable Will, a Demon with a grudge against us.
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From this reading The _Margarita_ sailed no better; she sailed worse.
