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Chapter V
In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge. The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire. He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer. The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post. That night the pain kept him awake.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.”
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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 He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
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From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
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From this reading That night the pain kept him awake.
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From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
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From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
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From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
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From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
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From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
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From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
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From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
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From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
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From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
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From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
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From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
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From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
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From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That night the pain kept him awake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
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From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
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From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night the pain kept him awake.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
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From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night the pain kept him awake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fourth day was a long nightmare, but at the end of it Harrigan was still at his post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
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From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The suds soaked through the bandages at once and burned his hands like fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
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From this reading He tore away the cloths and kept at his task, for he knew that if he refused to continue, he became by that act of disobedience a mutineer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the morning there was the usual task of scrubbing down the bridge.
