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Chapter XXXII
IN THE TRACK OF A STORM. A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message. A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands. Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed. Father Felipe safe.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “IN THE TRACK OF A STORM.”
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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 IN THE TRACK OF A STORM.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
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From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
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From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
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From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
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From this reading Father Felipe safe.
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From this reading Father Felipe safe.
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From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
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From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
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From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
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From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TRACK OF A STORM.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE TRACK OF A STORM.
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From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
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From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Father Felipe safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE TRACK OF A STORM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A telegraph despatched from San Antonio had been put into his hands.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TRACK OF A STORM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading IN THE TRACK OF A STORM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A quarter of an hour before the messenger of Peter Dumphy had reached Poinsett's office, Mr. Poinsett had received a more urgent message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its few curt words, more significant to an imaginative man than rhetorical expression, ran as follows:-- "Mission Church destroyed.
