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Chapter VI
"I'm glad you've come, doctor.... I was helpless--utterly helpless." They took the train within the hour. And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board. Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm glad you've come, doctor....”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm glad you've come, doctor....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They took the train within the hour.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “They took the train within the hour.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.”
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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 Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
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From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm glad you've come, doctor....
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm glad you've come, doctor....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.
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From this reading "I'm glad you've come, doctor....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.
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From this reading I was helpless--utterly helpless."
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From this reading They took the train within the hour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was helpless--utterly helpless."
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From this reading "I'm glad you've come, doctor....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.
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From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
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From this reading Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.
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From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They took the train within the hour.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took the train within the hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They took the train within the hour.
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From this reading They took the train within the hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was helpless--utterly helpless."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was helpless--utterly helpless."
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the following morning found the "Vagrant" at sea, with John Schuyler on board.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They took the train within the hour.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it was a different John Schuyler from the one they had known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm glad you've come, doctor....
