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Chapter XI
"Look there!" Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees. He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk. "Look at that, will yuh! Whadda yuh say that is, just makin' a guess?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look there!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.”
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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 He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at that, will yuh!
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
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From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
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From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
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From this reading Whadda yuh say that is, just makin' a guess?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whadda yuh say that is, just makin' a guess?
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From this reading Whadda yuh say that is, just makin' a guess?
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From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look there!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whadda yuh say that is, just makin' a guess?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
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From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
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From this reading Whadda yuh say that is, just makin' a guess?
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Look at that, will yuh!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
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From this reading "Look there!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading He pointed with his pipe to a mountain side twelve miles away but looking five, even in the gloom of early dusk.
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From this reading Whadda yuh say that is, just makin' a guess?
in or at the place that
From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Look at that, will yuh!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Casey rose from the ground where he had been sitting with his hands clasped round his drawn-up knees.
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From this reading "Look at that, will yuh!
