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Chapter XXVI
THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die. With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull. The boat rode that wave, and then Death rose on another. There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by. Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The boat rode that wave, and then Death rose on another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.”
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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 With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boat rode that wave, and then Death rose on another.
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From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
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From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
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From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
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From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
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From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
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From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
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From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
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From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
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From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
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From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
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From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
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From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
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From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boat rode that wave, and then Death rose on another.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
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From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat rode that wave, and then Death rose on another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boat rode that wave, and then Death rose on another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
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From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
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From this reading The boat rode that wave, and then Death rose on another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed naught to do in life but to meet Death—a little candle left to go forth by.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE OPEN BOAT THAT day and night they in the open boat merely lived to die.
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From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
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From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Death preoccupied them—it was so wide and massive, it came against them in such tourney shocks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
but in spite of that
From this reading With each wave of a sea yet in storm Death overhung them, the foam atop gleaming down like a white skull.
