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Chapter IX
ALIVE! When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost. The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw. Her hands came in contact with a huge pine log. She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.
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An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading “When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.”
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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 cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading ALIVE!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hands came in contact with a huge pine log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading Her hands came in contact with a huge pine log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
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From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
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From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
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From this reading She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
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From this reading Her hands came in contact with a huge pine log.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.
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From this reading Her hands came in contact with a huge pine log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
above and across; more than
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading Her hands came in contact with a huge pine log.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She grasped its rough bark; her hands slipped, and she fell once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
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From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
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From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
at the time that
From this reading When Rosamond Arleigh struck the water in her mad descent down the steep sandy bank, she gave herself up for lost.
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From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cold, dark water closed swiftly over her, and she sunk for a moment out of sight; then she rose to the surface, and with numbed hands clutched wildly at the nearest object, even as the drowning man will clutch at a straw.
