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Chapter VIII
ICELAND! BUT WHAT NEXT? The day for our departure arrived. The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik. My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BUT WHAT NEXT?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day for our departure arrived.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
the two together, not just one
From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT WHAT NEXT?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
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From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day for our departure arrived.
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From this reading The day for our departure arrived.
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From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day for our departure arrived.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
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From this reading ICELAND!
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BUT WHAT NEXT?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The day for our departure arrived.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day for our departure arrived.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
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From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
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From this reading My uncle expressed his gratitude by tremendous compressions of both his hands.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The day before it our kind friend M. Thomsen brought us letters of introduction to Count Trampe, the Governor of Iceland, M. Picturssen, the bishop's suffragan, and M. Finsen, mayor of Rejkiavik.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BUT WHAT NEXT?
