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Chapter IV
The schooner went on. The two voyagers sat down and watched. After a time they began to shiver. The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea. Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.”
later than; following
From this reading “After a time they began to shiver.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a time they began to shiver.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.”
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading “The schooner went on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a time they began to shiver.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The schooner went on.”
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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 After a time they began to shiver.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
later than; following
From this reading After a time they began to shiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The two voyagers sat down and watched.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time they began to shiver.
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From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading The two voyagers sat down and watched.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The schooner went on.
above and across; more than
From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
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From this reading The two voyagers sat down and watched.
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The schooner went on.
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From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
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From this reading After a time they began to shiver.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The schooner went on.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a time they began to shiver.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a time they began to shiver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a time they began to shiver.
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From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two voyagers sat down and watched.
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From this reading The two voyagers sat down and watched.
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From this reading The two voyagers sat down and watched.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The schooner went on.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon lights of early dawn went changing across the sky, and the twin beacons on the highlands grew dim and sparkling faintly, as if a monster were dying.
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From this reading The soft blackness of the summer night passed away, and grey mists writhed over the sea.
