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Chapter X
IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL. Jack Sanderson was an old sailor. I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk. But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability. If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.”
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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 But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability.
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From this reading But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jack Sanderson was an old sailor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
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From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
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From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability.
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From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
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From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
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From this reading But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was an old sailor.
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From this reading But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
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From this reading If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
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From this reading If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
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From this reading But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability.
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From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was an old sailor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
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From this reading But he had a kind heart, and was a person of great natural ability.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was an old sailor.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was an old sailor.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
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From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
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From this reading If he had let liquor alone, he might have been the master of a vessel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack Sanderson was an old sailor.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
at the time that
From this reading I had noticed, when I first came on board of the bark, that he was very drunk.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL STANDS HIS WATCH, AND TAKES HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL.
