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Chapter XIII
‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn. A queer craft she looks.’ ‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly. ‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt. ‘We shall soon know more of her.’
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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 “‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.”
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “A queer craft she looks.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘We shall soon know more of her.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘We shall soon know more of her.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘We shall soon know more of her.’”
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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 ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
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From this reading ‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading A queer craft she looks.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘We shall soon know more of her.’
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘We shall soon know more of her.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A queer craft she looks.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘We shall soon know more of her.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A queer craft she looks.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ‘We shall soon know more of her.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘We shall soon know more of her.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘They’re a-lowering of a quarter-boat, Mr. Mark,’ resumed the old salt.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We shall soon know more of her.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, sir,’ said the old pilot, ‘she must have dropped into the bay a little afore dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘She shows no colours,’ returned the young gentleman musingly.
