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Chapter XXIX
OPENING OF THE BATTLE. Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them. This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name. The interview was shorter than the captain had anticipated. "Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
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From this reading The interview was shorter than the captain had anticipated.
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From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.
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From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
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From this reading OPENING OF THE BATTLE.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
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From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
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From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
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From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The interview was shorter than the captain had anticipated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
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From this reading The interview was shorter than the captain had anticipated.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.
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From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
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From this reading "Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.
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From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
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From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OPENING OF THE BATTLE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
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From this reading OPENING OF THE BATTLE.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.
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From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
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From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
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From this reading The interview was shorter than the captain had anticipated.
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From this reading "Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The interview was shorter than the captain had anticipated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OPENING OF THE BATTLE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time Captain Moore took with him one of his lieutenants, Bacon by name.
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From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The interview was shorter than the captain had anticipated.
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From this reading "Well, is it surrender or not?" asked Matt Gilroy.
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From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Promptly on the minute Gilroy and White Ox appeared again, with the white flag of truce flying between them.
