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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
accident
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From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
all
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
aloft
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From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
any
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
astern
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From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
avail
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From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
aware
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From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
Bella
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
boom
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
Brown
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
case
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
Emperor
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From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
endeavouring
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
fact
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
falling
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
FAREWELL
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
fell
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
fellow
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
flying
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
frame
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
gone
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
happened
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From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
head
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
Instead
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From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
intricacies
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
jib
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
jib-boomnounUS /ˈdʒɪb buːm/
a spar extending the foot of a sailing ship’s jib
From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
known
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
later
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
latter
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
life-buoy
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From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
man
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
manfully
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
mile
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From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
moment
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
more
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
named
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
notwithstanding
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
observed
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
off
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
only
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From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
out
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From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
overboardadverbUS /ˈoʊvərbɔːrd/
from a ship into the water
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
port
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
possibility
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
rise
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
RIVAL
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
rushed
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
sailor
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
seaman
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From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
see
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
set
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
shiny
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
side
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
some
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
squaring
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
strike
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Instead, she would have been aware that such an accident could only have happened to some seaman who had either gone aloft or out on to the jib-boom.
surface
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
thrown
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From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
timbers
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
understood
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
undoubtedly
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
unfortunate
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From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
unhappy
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From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And, in fact, the latter was the case; the unfortunate fellow, a man named Brown, falling off the boom while endeavouring to set the flying jib, and being struck a moment later by the frame timbers forward as he fell.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
whoever
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what could that avail, since, by the time the _Emperor_ could be brought to the wind and a life-buoy thrown overboard, he was half a mile astern?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
yards
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From this reading 'FAREWELL, MY RIVAL' Had Bella known more about a ship and its intricacies she would have understood that, notwithstanding some one had undoubtedly gone overboard, the sailor, whoever he was, could not by any possibility have been one of those who had gone to help in squaring the yards.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the unhappy sailor seemed still to have some life left in him, as those who rushed to the port side could see, since, as he was passed by the ship, he was observed to rise to the surface--his head all shiny with blood--and to strike out manfully.
