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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 NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

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From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading His vessel and he were one.

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From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan—by faith, not by reason.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan—by faith, not by reason.

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From this reading He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan—by faith, not by reason.

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From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan—by faith, not by reason.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

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From this reading He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan—by faith, not by reason.

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From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

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From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

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From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

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From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

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From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

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From this reading He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan—by faith, not by reason.

United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)

From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

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From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His vessel and he were one.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He was the soul of it.

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From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

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From this reading He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan—by faith, not by reason.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

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From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

not any; not one

From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His vessel and he were one.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

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From this reading He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan—by faith, not by reason.

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From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

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From this reading He was the soul of it.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

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From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.

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From this reading His vessel and he were one.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading His vessel and he were one.

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From this reading He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan—by faith, not by reason.

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading On the question of the cetacean there was no doubt in his mind, and he would not allow the existence of the animal to be disputed on board.