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Chapter XIX
A FAIRY ISLE--THE LOST BOAT. Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea. Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean. It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing. No, the great sea was not dead, but sleeping.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.”
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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 A FAIRY ISLE--THE LOST BOAT.
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From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
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From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
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From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
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From this reading A FAIRY ISLE--THE LOST BOAT.
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From this reading Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.
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From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
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From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No, the great sea was not dead, but sleeping.
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From this reading Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FAIRY ISLE--THE LOST BOAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
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From this reading A FAIRY ISLE--THE LOST BOAT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
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From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FAIRY ISLE--THE LOST BOAT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
not any; not one
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.
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From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
above and across; more than
From this reading Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, the great sea was not dead, but sleeping.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FAIRY ISLE--THE LOST BOAT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Never a cloud as big even as a man's hand in all the bright steel-blue of heaven's great dome, only the slightest pearly haze lying low on the horizon wherever one might look, and all between the glittering sun-kissed ocean.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was no dead ocean this, however, on which our heroes, leaning over the bulwarks and talking almost in whispers, were gazing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a breath of wind, not a sigh came over the sea.
