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Chapter XVIII
BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away. "We don't want to lose one another." "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate. "I'll tell you presently. I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"We don't want to lose one another."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"We don't want to lose one another."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'll tell you presently.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
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From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
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From this reading "I'll tell you presently.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll tell you presently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll look at my charts and see if I can't locate an island somewhere here-abouts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll tell you presently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB ON AN ISLAND "Keep together, men!" called the captain, as they pulled away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don't want to lose one another."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which way shall we pull, sir?" asked the first mate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll tell you presently.
