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Chapter XXIV
The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself. “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he. “The Devil is ever loose in a fog. Well is he named the Prince of Darkness.” A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The Devil is ever loose in a fog.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.”
causing or relating to death
From this reading “A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well is he named the Prince of Darkness.””
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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 “The Devil is ever loose in a fog.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.
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From this reading Well is he named the Prince of Darkness.”
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From this reading “The Devil is ever loose in a fog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Devil is ever loose in a fog.
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From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading “The Devil is ever loose in a fog.
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From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
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From this reading The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.
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From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Devil is ever loose in a fog.
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From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
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From this reading “The Devil is ever loose in a fog.
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From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
causing or relating to death
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading Well is he named the Prince of Darkness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
not any; not one
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well is he named the Prince of Darkness.”
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From this reading The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.
above and across; more than
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading Well is he named the Prince of Darkness.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.
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From this reading The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.
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From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old shipman shook his head and crossed himself.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading Well is he named the Prince of Darkness.”
which person or people
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A wave of panic passed over the vessel, and these rough and hardy men who feared no mortal foe shook with terror at the shadows of their own minds.
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From this reading “In thirty years upon the waters I have never heard the like,” said he.
