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Chapter VI
“What became of all those men--the crew and captain?” “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you. Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em. The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after. There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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later than; following
From this reading “The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““What became of all those men--the crew and captain?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What became of all those men--the crew and captain?””
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.”
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading ““Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““What became of all those men--the crew and captain?””
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.”
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later than; following
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
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From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
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From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
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From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
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From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
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From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
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From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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From this reading The crew they come first, and Cap’n Salt--that’s Joe Salt--he follered after.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
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From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
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From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
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From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
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From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was some folks waited round to see ’em off--but it come up dreadful thick, spite of the breeze; so thick it had stems to it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What became of all those men--the crew and captain?”
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From this reading Then they come ashore, the whole twelve on ’em.
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From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, they waited till ebb, just as I told you.
