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Chapter XII
IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN. When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle. Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits. "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly. "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.”
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From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
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From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
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From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
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From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
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From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
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From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
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From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
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From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
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From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
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From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
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From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
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From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
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From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
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From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
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From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
at the time that
From this reading When my senses came back to me I was lying in my bunk in the forecastle.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL ASCERTAINS THE DESTINATION OF THE MICHIGAN.
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From this reading "My head!" was all the reply I could make, for everything seemed to be whirling around, and to be as unsteady as the rolling ocean itself.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Jack Sanderson was rubbing my head with spirits.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you feel, Phil?" asked the old salt, tenderly.
