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Chapter III
Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles. One headed out towards us, then another. I did not want them to reach us. It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore. A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One headed out towards us, then another.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One headed out towards us, then another.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.”
in the direction of
From this reading “One headed out towards us, then another.”
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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 A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
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From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
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From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
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From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
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From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
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From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
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From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
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From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
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From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
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From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
in the direction of
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One headed out towards us, then another.
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From this reading I did not want them to reach us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Queer-looking boats crawled between the shores like tiny water beetles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was as if I did not wish my solitude to be disturbed, and I was not pleased with the idea of going ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A great ship, floating high on the water, black and girt with the two broad yellow streaks of her double tier of guns, glided out slowly from beyond a cluster of shipping in the bay.
