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Chapter XXVI
They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later. Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist. "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way." "You mean about poor Sam?" "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You mean about poor Sam?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."”
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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 They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
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From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
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From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
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From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
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From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
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From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
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From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean about poor Sam?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
above and across; more than
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You mean about poor Sam?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean about poor Sam?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They steamed slowly past the Statue of Liberty, early in the afternoon a few days later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid I wasn't thinking about your brother," Felixstowe confessed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jacob and his young companion were leaning over the rail, watching the great, tangled city slowly define itself through a shroud of mist.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "One good thing about this voyage," the latter remarked sympathetically, "it's taken your mind off yourself--made you forget your troubles, in a kind of way."
