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Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away. Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man. The buffet was good-natured enough, and Black Pawl laughed as he administered it. Nevertheless it knocked Spiess end over end. The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless it knocked Spiess end over end.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Nevertheless it knocked Spiess end over end.”
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading “Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.”
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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 Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
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From this reading The buffet was good-natured enough, and Black Pawl laughed as he administered it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The buffet was good-natured enough, and Black Pawl laughed as he administered it.
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From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
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From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
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From this reading The buffet was good-natured enough, and Black Pawl laughed as he administered it.
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From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
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From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
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From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
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From this reading Nevertheless it knocked Spiess end over end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The buffet was good-natured enough, and Black Pawl laughed as he administered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The buffet was good-natured enough, and Black Pawl laughed as he administered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The buffet was good-natured enough, and Black Pawl laughed as he administered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nevertheless it knocked Spiess end over end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The buffet was good-natured enough, and Black Pawl laughed as he administered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless it knocked Spiess end over end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
above and across; more than
From this reading Nevertheless it knocked Spiess end over end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
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From this reading The man got up, grumbling; and Red Pawl, the captain’s son and mate, said sharply to his father:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Black Pawl, master of the schooner, was near by; and he cuffed the man.
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From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
which person or people
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Spiess, a born lubber who would never learn the way of the sea, bungled his simple share of the task of getting the mate’s boat away.
