CHAPTER XXXIX The day came for our departure.
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Chapter XXXVIII
The day came for our departure. There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island. The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent. All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it. “I did it!
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The day came for our departure.”
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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 All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
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From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
any thing at all
From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
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From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
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From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day came for our departure.
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From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
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From this reading The day came for our departure.
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From this reading The day came for our departure.
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From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I did it!
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From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
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From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day came for our departure.
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From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
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From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
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From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
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From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
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From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
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From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
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From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
not one, and not any
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The day came for our departure.
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From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
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From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
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From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
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From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
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From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day came for our departure.
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From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no longer anything to detain us on Endeavour Island.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The _Ghost’s_ stumpy masts were in place, her crazy sails bent.
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From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All my handiwork was strong, none of it beautiful; but I knew that it would work, and I felt myself a man of power as I looked at it.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 38?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER XXXIX...", what tone does the author establish?
