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Chapter X
Black Pawl was right. There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it. It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea. But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in. It was time.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.”
energetic and quick
From this reading “It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Black Pawl was right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.”
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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 It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
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From this reading Black Pawl was right.
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From this reading It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
energetic and quick
From this reading It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
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From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
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From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
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From this reading It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
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From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
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From this reading There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.
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From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
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From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
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From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
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From this reading It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
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From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.
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From this reading It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
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From this reading There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
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From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.
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From this reading Black Pawl was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black Pawl was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It began cheerfully enough--just a brisk breeze across a sunlit sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Black Pawl was right.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
at the time that
From this reading But the clouds that poked up above the horizon were not cheerful; and when they obscured the sun, and the rain began to drive across the <i>Deborah’s</i> decks, Black Pawl had the canvas coming in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was wind coming, and plenty of it--too much of it.
