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Chapter XIX
IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN. Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim. Resistance was useless and hopeless. The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up. I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.”
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading “IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.”
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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 Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
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From this reading I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
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From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
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From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
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From this reading Resistance was useless and hopeless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading Resistance was useless and hopeless.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
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From this reading I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
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From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
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From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
up to a particular time
From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
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From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading Resistance was useless and hopeless.
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From this reading I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
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From this reading I had choked him so hard, that the want of breath very soon weakened him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mate struggled, until his breath and his strength were exhausted, and then he gave it up.
at the time that
From this reading Jack Sanderson was a powerful man, and when he had seized the hands of Waterford, he threw his body upon that of his victim.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL AND HIS COMPANIONS OBTAIN POSSESSION OF THE MICHIGAN.
