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BATTLES WITH THE SEA, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE. CHAPTER ONE. HEROES OF THE LIFEBOAT AND ROCKET. SKIRMISHES WITH THE SUBJECT GENERALLY. It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.”
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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 It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HEROES OF THE LIFEBOAT AND ROCKET.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading BATTLES WITH THE SEA, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
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From this reading BATTLES WITH THE SEA, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BATTLES WITH THE SEA, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
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From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading SKIRMISHES WITH THE SUBJECT GENERALLY.
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From this reading HEROES OF THE LIFEBOAT AND ROCKET.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading HEROES OF THE LIFEBOAT AND ROCKET.
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From this reading BATTLES WITH THE SEA, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HEROES OF THE LIFEBOAT AND ROCKET.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading BATTLES WITH THE SEA, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
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From this reading HEROES OF THE LIFEBOAT AND ROCKET.
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From this reading BATTLES WITH THE SEA, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
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From this reading SKIRMISHES WITH THE SUBJECT GENERALLY.
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From this reading SKIRMISHES WITH THE SUBJECT GENERALLY.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BATTLES WITH THE SEA, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
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From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It ought to be known to all English boys that there is a terrible and costly war in which the British nation is at all times engaged.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BATTLES WITH THE SEA, BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.
