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FACE TO FACE WITH THE ROCK. The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck. The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them. Nothing could be done, nothing attempted. What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
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 “The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could be done, nothing attempted.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing could be done, nothing attempted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could be done, nothing attempted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
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From this reading Nothing could be done, nothing attempted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nothing could be done, nothing attempted.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
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From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be done, nothing attempted.
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From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing could be done, nothing attempted.
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From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH THE ROCK.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
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From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
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From this reading The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.
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From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
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From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be done, nothing attempted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
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From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
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From this reading The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.
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From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
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From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
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From this reading The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.
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From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH THE ROCK.
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From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
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From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
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From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
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From this reading The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH THE ROCK.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.
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From this reading The appearance of the lighthouse raised their spirits at first, then overwhelmed them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH THE ROCK.
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From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
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From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has been said of kings, we may say of the waves--we are their people, we are their prey.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FACE TO FACE WITH THE ROCK.
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From this reading The wretched people in distress on board the _Matutina_ understood at once the mysterious derision which mocked their shipwreck.
