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Chapter VI
He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came. It spun him about, and then he was sliding. He couldn't seem to stop the sliding. He went all the way to the opposite wall too. For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It spun him about, and then he was sliding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went all the way to the opposite wall too.”
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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 For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
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From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
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From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading He couldn't seem to stop the sliding.
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From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
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From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
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From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
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From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
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From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
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From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
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From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading He couldn't seem to stop the sliding.
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From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading He couldn't seem to stop the sliding.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
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From this reading It spun him about, and then he was sliding.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
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From this reading He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went all the way to the opposite wall too.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For a brief instant they were together again, locked in a desperate embrace, their legs higher than their heads.
at the time that
From this reading He was lying sprawled out on the deck, too startled and shaken to go immediately to her aid, when the second lurch came.
