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Chapter V
FACE TO FACE. At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about. ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye. Good-morning.’ ‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading ‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
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From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
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From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’
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From this reading ‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’
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From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading FACE TO FACE.
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From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
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From this reading ‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’
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From this reading Good-morning.’
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From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
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From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
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From this reading ‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
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From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’
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From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
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From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At this juncture the sailor, seeing breakers ahead, began to feel awkward, which he evinced by passing his cap from one hand to the other, and shuffling his feet about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘No, no!’ cried Iris, with quick alarm, ‘don’t go.’
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well, missy, as ye’re better now,’ he said, breaking in upon their conference, ‘I think I’ll make bold to leave ye.
