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Chapter XIV
THE DISCHARGE. "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!" "Don't do that, sir," shouted Bobtail, merrily. "We shall get aground if you do." "What is it?" asked Mr. Howe.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What is it?" asked Mr. Howe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"We shall get aground if you do."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't do that, sir," shouted Bobtail, merrily.”
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From this reading "We shall get aground if you do."
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From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What is it?" asked Mr. Howe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
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From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
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From this reading "Don't do that, sir," shouted Bobtail, merrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
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From this reading THE DISCHARGE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't do that, sir," shouted Bobtail, merrily.
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From this reading "Don't do that, sir," shouted Bobtail, merrily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shall get aground if you do."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
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From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We shall get aground if you do."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" asked Mr. Howe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" asked Mr. Howe.
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From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't do that, sir," shouted Bobtail, merrily.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
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From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall get aground if you do."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't do that, sir," shouted Bobtail, merrily.
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From this reading "Don't do that, sir," shouted Bobtail, merrily.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't do that, sir," shouted Bobtail, merrily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISCHARGE.
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From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall get aground if you do."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" asked Mr. Howe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look here, Howe!" exclaimed Mr. Jones, tugging with all his might at his line; "I'm pulling up the bottom of Penobscot Bay, as true as you live!"
