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Chapter XIII
IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through? What palpable obscure? What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit? It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled. The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.”
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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 IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
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From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
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From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
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From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
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From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
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From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
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From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
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From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
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From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
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From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
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From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
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From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
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From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
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From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
not any; not one
From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
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From this reading What palpable obscure?
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From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
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From this reading What palpable obscure?
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From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
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From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN A FOG HE IS SET TO WORK AS A BELL-TOLLER, AND BEHOLDS A HERD OF OCEAN-ELEPHANTS What is this that we sail through?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What smoke and reek, as if the whole steaming world were revolving on its axis, as a spit?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
but in spite of that
From this reading It is a Newfoundland Fog; and we are yet crossing the Grand Banks, wrapt in a mist, that no London in the Novemberest November ever equaled.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The chronometer pronounced it noon; but do you call this midnight or midday?
