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Chapter V
I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’ Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light. There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow. The scullion was backward. ‘Was it one of the crew?’ he asked.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Was it one of the crew?’ he asked.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Was it one of the crew?’ he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.”
during the time that
From this reading “I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’”
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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 I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Was it one of the crew?’ he asked.
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From this reading The scullion was backward.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
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From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
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From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
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From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
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From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
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From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Was it one of the crew?’ he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
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From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
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From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
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From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
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From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
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From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Was it one of the crew?’ he asked.
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From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
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From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
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From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The scullion was backward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There he found a belated cook scouring pans by the radiance of two lanterns, and one of these he sought to borrow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
in or at the place that
From this reading Meantime Jones, relieved of his immediate charge, had gone off to the galley, where we could see a light.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
during the time that
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was reminded of the song which I had heard a little while before in the close, tossing steerage: ‘O why left I my hame?’
