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Chapter XXVII
Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet. “There’s Gazza!” she cried. “We’ll make him sing!” And on the instant she was gone down the companionway. Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There’s Gazza!” she cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We’ll make him sing!””
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.”
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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 Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
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From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s Gazza!” she cried.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
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From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
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From this reading “There’s Gazza!” she cried.
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From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ll make him sing!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll make him sing!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
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From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s Gazza!” she cried.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll make him sing!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
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From this reading “There’s Gazza!” she cried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
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From this reading “We’ll make him sing!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
