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Chapter XVII
IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD. I was alone again. I felt that we had lost our case. The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty. I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was alone again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was alone again.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.”
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
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From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was alone again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was alone again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
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From this reading I felt that we had lost our case.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading I felt that we had lost our case.
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From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I felt that we had lost our case.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was alone again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading I felt that we had lost our case.
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From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I felt that we had lost our case.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
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From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
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From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt that we had lost our case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was alone again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I felt that we had lost our case.
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From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
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From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL BECOMES BETTER ACQUAINTED WITH THE CABIN STEWARD.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The men had given up the battle, drank their grog, and, under the influence of liquor, would be as willing to trade in human beings as to perform their ordinary duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could do nothing single-handed, and I might as well give up before I had suffered the tortures of the mate's wrath as afterwards.
