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A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line. He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut. Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's. “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk. “She ought to go to the dry-dock.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading ““She ought to go to the dry-dock.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.”
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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 A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
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From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
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From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
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From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
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From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
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From this reading “She ought to go to the dry-dock.
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From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
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From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
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From this reading “She ought to go to the dry-dock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
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From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
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From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
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From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
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From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
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From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
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From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
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From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
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From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She ought to go to the dry-dock.
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From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
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From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She ought to go to the dry-dock.
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From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
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From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had kindly blue eyes, a stub nose, and a mouth that shut to like a rat-trap, and stayed shut.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A short, square chunk of a man walked into a shipping office on the East Side, and inquired for the Manager of the Line.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
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From this reading Under his chin hung a pair of half-moon whiskers which framed his weather-beaten face as a spike collar frames a dog's.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don't want to send this vessel to sea again,” blurted out the chunk.
