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Chapter XI
The battle now raged with terrible fury. Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized. Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet. He was a fleet in himself--the very genius of the battle. The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
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later than; following
From this reading “Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He was a fleet in himself--the very genius of the battle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The battle now raged with terrible fury.”
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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 was a fleet in himself--the very genius of the battle.
later than; following
From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
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From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
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From this reading The battle now raged with terrible fury.
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From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
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From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
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From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
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From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
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From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
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From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
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From this reading The battle now raged with terrible fury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a fleet in himself--the very genius of the battle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
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From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
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From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a fleet in himself--the very genius of the battle.
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From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was a fleet in himself--the very genius of the battle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
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From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was a fleet in himself--the very genius of the battle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
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From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
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From this reading The battle now raged with terrible fury.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
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From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Boat after boat of the enemy had her outriggers hacked away and got capsized.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The battle now raged with terrible fury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The battle now raged with terrible fury.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The battle now raged with terrible fury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a fleet in himself--the very genius of the battle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry was here, there, and everywhere, shouting orders, guiding and encouraging his fleet.
which person or people
From this reading The commander of the hostile canoes was a huge savage, who stood in the bows of a large canoe and shouted his orders in a voice so sonorous that it was heard everywhere.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The battle now raged with terrible fury.
