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Chapter III
THE WRECK. Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet. The men who were not on watch came on deck. Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow. Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.”
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From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
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From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
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From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECK.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dick Sand's cry brought all the crew to their feet.
in the direction of
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Hull, leaving his cabin, went toward the bow.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
which person or people
From this reading The men who were not on watch came on deck.
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From this reading THE WRECK.
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From this reading Mrs. Weldon, Nan, even the indifferent Cousin Benedict himself, came to lean over the starboard rail, so as to see the wreck signaled by the young novice.
