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Chapter XIII
“The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern. I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven. There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’. “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell. “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘Last night shook her,’ I said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.”
but in spite of that
From this reading ““‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.”
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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 There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
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From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
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From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
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From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
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From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
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From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
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From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
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From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
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From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
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From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
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From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
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From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
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From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
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From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
not any; not one
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
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From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
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From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
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From this reading “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
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From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
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From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
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From this reading “‘Last night shook her,’ I said.
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From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
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From this reading I slowed to thirty-four, I mind—no, thirty-seven.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The gale blew out by night, but we lay in smotherin’ cross-seas that made the auld _Kite_ chatter from stem to stern.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a long swell the morn, an’ the _Grotkau_ was headin’ into it west awa’.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
but in spite of that
From this reading “‘She’ll win to Rio yet, tail-shaft or no tail-shaft,’ says Bell.
