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Chapter I
Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston. This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one. Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach. To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave. Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.”
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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 Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
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From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
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From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
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From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
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From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
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From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
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From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
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From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
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From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
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From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
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From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
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From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
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From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To everyone's delight they are joined by Harry Merryweather, a midshipman home on leave.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
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From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
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From this reading Several families have met together to have a picnic on a pleasant local beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is not a very long book, but the story is a good one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adrift in a Boat, by W.H.G. Kingston.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry and another youth, David Moreton, go for a wander round the rocks, but are cut off by the strong tide.
