Chapter XLVI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

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

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading CONCLUSION Thus ends the voyage under the seas.

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From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading We embraced each other heartily.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading We embraced each other heartily.

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From this reading CONCLUSION Thus ends the voyage under the seas.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

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From this reading We embraced each other heartily.

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From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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

From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

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From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

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From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a state of confused turmoil.

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

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From this reading We embraced each other heartily.

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From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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

From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

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From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

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From this reading CONCLUSION Thus ends the voyage under the seas.

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From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

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

From this reading CONCLUSION Thus ends the voyage under the seas.

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From this reading CONCLUSION Thus ends the voyage under the seas.

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

From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

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From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading CONCLUSION Thus ends the voyage under the seas.

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From this reading CONCLUSION Thus ends the voyage under the seas.

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

From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We embraced each other heartily.

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

From this reading My two companions, safe and sound, were near me holding my hands.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What passed during that night—how the boat escaped from the eddies of the maelstrom—how Ned Land, Conseil, and myself ever came out of the gulf, I cannot tell.

at the time that

From this reading But when I returned to consciousness, I was lying in a fisherman’s hut, on the Loffoden Isles.