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Chapter VIII
As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound. He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward. But none of these things were heard or seen. The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless. This last blow was too much.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This last blow was too much.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “But none of these things were heard or seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “But none of these things were heard or seen.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.”
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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 As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
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From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
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From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
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From this reading This last blow was too much.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But none of these things were heard or seen.
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From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
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From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
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From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
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From this reading But none of these things were heard or seen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
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From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This last blow was too much.
a period of time or extent
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
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From this reading This last blow was too much.
not one, and not any
From this reading But none of these things were heard or seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But none of these things were heard or seen.
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From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But none of these things were heard or seen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
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From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
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From this reading But none of these things were heard or seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But none of these things were heard or seen.
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From this reading But none of these things were heard or seen.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This last blow was too much.
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From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
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From this reading This last blow was too much.
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From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
up to a particular time
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The steamboat passed on, until, at length, even Tom became convinced that further efforts were useless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for Tom, he kept up his screams as long as he could utter a sound.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This last blow was too much.
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From this reading He tore off his coat, and shook it up and down, and waved it backward and forward.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But none of these things were heard or seen.
