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Chapter XXI
It was 20 dial. High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion. At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh. Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time. How their thoughts contrasted!
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.”
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From this reading It was 20 dial.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
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From this reading How their thoughts contrasted!
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From this reading It was 20 dial.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading How their thoughts contrasted!
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was 20 dial.
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How their thoughts contrasted!
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was 20 dial.
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
