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Chapter XVII
THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting." It was Paul who uttered the remark. The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep. Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home. At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was Paul who uttered the remark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.”
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From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
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From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
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From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
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From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
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From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
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From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
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From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
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From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
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From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
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From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
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From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
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From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
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From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Paul who uttered the remark.
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From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
not any; not one
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
not one, and not any
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Paul who uttered the remark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Paul who uttered the remark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Paul who uttered the remark.
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From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Paul who uttered the remark.
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From this reading THE FINDING OF ADMIRAL CERVERA'S FLEET "Well, this doesn't look much like fighting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
at the time that
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
which person or people
From this reading It was Paul who uttered the remark.
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From this reading At Key West Walter had looked for some word from Ben and from Job Dowling, but none had come.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Near by sat Walter and Si, each writing letters, although there was no telling when the communications would be taken from the _Brooklyn_ and sent home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The youngest member of the gunners' crowd rested in the shadow of one of the long guns, half asleep.
