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Chapter XVI
'Pirate?' said Dan. He wriggled like a hooked fish. 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.' He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else. 'Pirates don't build churches, do they?' said Dan.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'Pirates don't build churches, do they?' said Dan.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.”
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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 wriggled like a hooked fish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
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From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
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From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
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From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
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From this reading 'Pirates don't build churches, do they?' said Dan.
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From this reading 'Pirates don't build churches, do they?' said Dan.
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From this reading 'Pirate?' said Dan.
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From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Pirates don't build churches, do they?' said Dan.
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From this reading 'Pirates don't build churches, do they?' said Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
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From this reading He wriggled like a hooked fish.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wriggled like a hooked fish.
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From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
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From this reading He wriggled like a hooked fish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
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From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wriggled like a hooked fish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
above and across; more than
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
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From this reading 'Pirate?' said Dan.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'Pirates don't build churches, do they?' said Dan.
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From this reading 'Pirate?' said Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Pirates don't build churches, do they?' said Dan.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He dipped again in the inkwell, and held his breath over a sweeping line, as though he had forgotten everything else.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
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From this reading He wriggled like a hooked fish.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Even that Andrew Barton you were singing of on the stair just now.'
