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Chapter XXXVI
And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror. Hovey broke through their midst. "Hovey!" shouted McTee. "Look at the mist over the sides! Draw a breath; smell of it!
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look at the mist over the sides!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Look at the mist over the sides!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hovey!" shouted McTee.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hovey broke through their midst.”
in the direction of
From this reading “And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.”
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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 Draw a breath; smell of it!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at the mist over the sides!
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From this reading Draw a breath; smell of it!
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From this reading Hovey broke through their midst.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading Draw a breath; smell of it!
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading Hovey broke through their midst.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Draw a breath; smell of it!
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at the mist over the sides!
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading Hovey broke through their midst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look at the mist over the sides!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Look at the mist over the sides!
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hovey!" shouted McTee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look at the mist over the sides!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Draw a breath; smell of it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hovey broke through their midst.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hovey broke through their midst.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
in the direction of
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
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From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as Harrigan and McTee, followed by Kate and Campbell, ran out to the open air, they saw the crowd of the mutineers surge across the waist toward Sloan with upturned faces, wondering, and ready for terror.
