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Chapter XIII
"How came he back again, Big?" I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom. "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_. They saw her about ten miles away." "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They saw her about ten miles away."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How came he back again, Big?"”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
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From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
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From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
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From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
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From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
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From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
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From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
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From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
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From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
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From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
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From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
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From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
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From this reading "How came he back again, Big?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
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From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
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From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
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From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
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From this reading "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
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From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
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From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
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From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
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From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They saw her about ten miles away."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was it the _Hirondelle_ we saw last night!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
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From this reading I whispered as we listened to the beat of the oars which came from out of the gloom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Doubled back along with the French boat _La Belle Hirondelle_.
