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Chapter XI
In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke! O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws. Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything. "The top av the night to ye," said O'Brien briskly, sitting up. "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!”
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From this reading "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
any thing at all
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
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From this reading "The top av the night to ye," said O'Brien briskly, sitting up.
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From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading "The top av the night to ye," said O'Brien briskly, sitting up.
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From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
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From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
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From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
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From this reading "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
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From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
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From this reading "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
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From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
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From this reading "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
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From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
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From this reading "The top av the night to ye," said O'Brien briskly, sitting up.
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From this reading "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
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From this reading "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The top av the night to ye," said O'Brien briskly, sitting up.
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
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From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
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From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Other than the small discomfort of feeling that his countenance had been stepped on, he felt once more like himself, ready for anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Also Mizpah, Selah, Judah and the rest of them intertainin' east-side sayin's.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the third dirigible, as the night dropped down the dead awoke!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The top av the night to ye," said O'Brien briskly, sitting up.
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From this reading "The top av the night to ye," said O'Brien briskly, sitting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The top av the night to ye," said O'Brien briskly, sitting up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O'Brien stirred, rubbing his bruised face and working his stiff jaws.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "The top av the night to ye," said O'Brien briskly, sitting up.
