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“Who would have thought it, Flask!” cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe. Oh! he’s a wonderful old man!” “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
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used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Who would have thought it, Flask!””
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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 cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
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From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
later than; following
From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
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From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
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From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
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From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
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From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
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From this reading “Who would have thought it, Flask!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who would have thought it, Flask!”
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From this reading he’s a wonderful old man!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Who would have thought it, Flask!”
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From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading he’s a wonderful old man!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
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From this reading Oh!
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From this reading he’s a wonderful old man!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
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From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
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From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t think it so strange, after all, on that account,” said Flask.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who would have thought it, Flask!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
except if; if not
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
which person or people
From this reading “Who would have thought it, Flask!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading he’s a wonderful old man!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who would have thought it, Flask!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading cried Stubb; “if I had but one leg you would not catch me in a boat, unless maybe to stop the plug-hole with my timber toe.
