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Chapter V
"Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch. "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you." "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off. "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose. "Uglier, and with worse manners!
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the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “"If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."”
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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 "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
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From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
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From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
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From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
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From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
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From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
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From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
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From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
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From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
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From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
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From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
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From this reading "Uglier, and with worse manners!
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From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
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From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
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From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
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From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
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From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
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From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
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From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
at the time that
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Uglier, and with worse manners!
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From this reading "Uglier, and with worse manners!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
