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Chapter XXII
Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report. He listened to the end without comment. “What a darned-fool scheme,” he said at last. “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht. Do you think they will attempt it again?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think they will attempt it again?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What a darned-fool scheme,” he said at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think they will attempt it again?””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He listened to the end without comment.”
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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 “What a darned-fool scheme,” he said at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think they will attempt it again?”
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From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
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From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What a darned-fool scheme,” he said at last.
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From this reading Do you think they will attempt it again?”
next to; at the side of
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
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From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He listened to the end without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a darned-fool scheme,” he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think they will attempt it again?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He listened to the end without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened to the end without comment.
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From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Do you think they will attempt it again?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a darned-fool scheme,” he said at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He listened to the end without comment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a darned-fool scheme,” he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a darned-fool scheme,” he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He listened to the end without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think they will attempt it again?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a darned-fool scheme,” he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Silas Hemster was sitting in his wicker chair on deck just as I had left him, so I drew up another chair beside him and sat down to give him my report.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Do you think they will attempt it again?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He listened to the end without comment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t one chance in a thousand of those chumps picking any of us out alive if they had once destroyed the yacht.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think they will attempt it again?”
