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Chapter XVIII
The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage. Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale. The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow. And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate. Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.”
a place where a ship can anchor
From this reading “The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.”
in good order and ready for service
From this reading “Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.”
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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 was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
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From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
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From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
a place where a ship can anchor
From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
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From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
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From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
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From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
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From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
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From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
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From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
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From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
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From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
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From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
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From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
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From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
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From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
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From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
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From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
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From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
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From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
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From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
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From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
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From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
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From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
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From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
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From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
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From this reading And Dan Darrin was master, on the quarter-deck, with old Flexer as his mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
in good order and ready for service
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Spiess was below, ironed, oppressed by a stupor that was like death itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third day afterward the <i>Deborah</i> sailed away from her island anchorage.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her rigging was shipshape again; her sticks were spliced and splinted and strong for any gale.
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From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wide seas lay ahead of them, with home at the end of the blue leagues stretching from their bow.
