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Chapter V
“Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill. “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners. Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?” I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand. The adventurer stuck to the rules of his game.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ““I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?””
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.”
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From this reading The adventurer stuck to the rules of his game.
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From this reading I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand.
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From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
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From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
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From this reading The adventurer stuck to the rules of his game.
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From this reading I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
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From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
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From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
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From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The adventurer stuck to the rules of his game.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I only stowed myself among the cargo,” I said, for the benefit of listeners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The adventurer stuck to the rules of his game.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The adventurer stuck to the rules of his game.
in the direction of
From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
which person or people
From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I said, with all the confidence of having the stronger hand.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Where in the name of everything upon earth have ye sprung from, Rupe?” exclaimed MacCaskill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then I turned towards Redpath and Pete, who put his startled face out of the hot oil-smelling recess, “How are you, father?”
