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DICK SAND. Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions. Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible. Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck. There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK SAND.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.”
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From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
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From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
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From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
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From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
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From this reading DICK SAND.
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From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
apart from; not including
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
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From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
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From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
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From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
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From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
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From this reading Neither poop nor "roufle" was at the end of the deck.
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From this reading DICK SAND.
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From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
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From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
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From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
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From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
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From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no stern cabin, then, to receive the passengers.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
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From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon had been installed on board the "Pilgrim" as comfortably as possible.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Meanwhile the sea was favorable, and, except the delays, navigation would be accomplished under very supportable conditions.
