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Chapter XL
Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law. ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment. It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war. Of what nation? was now the anxious inquiry. If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.”
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From this reading ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
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From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
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From this reading Of what nation? was now the anxious inquiry.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
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From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
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From this reading ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.
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From this reading ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.
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From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading Of what nation? was now the anxious inquiry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.
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From this reading Of what nation? was now the anxious inquiry.
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From this reading ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.
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From this reading Of what nation? was now the anxious inquiry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
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From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
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From this reading It came to anchor in Baker’s Bay, and proved to be a ship of war.
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From this reading Arrival of a Strange Sail.--Agitation at Astoria.--Warlike Offer of Comcomly.--Astoria Taken Possession of by the British.--Indignation of Comcomly at the Conduct of His Son- in-Law.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON the morning of the 30th of November, a sail was descried doubling Cape Disappointment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what nation? was now the anxious inquiry.
in or at the place that
From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
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From this reading If English, why did it come alone? where was the merchant vessel that was to have accompanied it?
