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Chapter I
Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died! The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper. _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded. "What kind of nonsense is this?" "Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.”
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading “The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!”
except if; if not
From this reading “Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “_The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.”
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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 Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
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From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.
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From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
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From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
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From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
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From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
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From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What kind of nonsense is this?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading "What kind of nonsense is this?"
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From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
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From this reading "Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
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From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading "Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading "What kind of nonsense is this?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
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From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
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From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
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From this reading "Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.
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From this reading "Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.
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From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
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From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What kind of nonsense is this?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading "Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.
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From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
except if; if not
From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
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From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The skipper looked at what Ernest Hotaling had scribbled on the slip of paper.
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From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading _The color of my true love's cheek Will turn to gray within a week._ The skipper read it and exploded.
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From this reading Those couplets held (unless they lied) The reason why a world had died!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course it wouldn't rhyme in a literal translation," Ernest said mildly.
