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Chapter XVIII
THE COLOSSAL SAVAGE, THE STORM. In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet. “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails. Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there. We’ve yet a chance.”
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.”
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.”
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading “In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “We’ve yet a chance.””
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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 We’ve yet a chance.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
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From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
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From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
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From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
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From this reading In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.
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From this reading We’ve yet a chance.”
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From this reading THE COLOSSAL SAVAGE, THE STORM.
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From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
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From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
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From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.
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From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
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From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.
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From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLOSSAL SAVAGE, THE STORM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLOSSAL SAVAGE, THE STORM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLOSSAL SAVAGE, THE STORM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Strike every sail, my lads; let go the sheets, man the down-hauls, lower ties and brails.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
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From this reading In the meantime the skipper had caught up his speaking-trumpet.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
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From this reading We’ve yet a chance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us steer to the west, let us regain the high sea; head for the buoy, steer for the bell--there’s an offing down there.
but in spite of that
From this reading We’ve yet a chance.”
