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Chapter XVII
AN UNEXPECTED MEETING. "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper. "Do you make her out?" His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see. "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “"I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you make her out?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.”
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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 "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you make her out?"
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From this reading "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
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From this reading "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you make her out?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
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From this reading "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
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From this reading "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you make her out?"
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From this reading "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
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From this reading "Do you make her out?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
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From this reading "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
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From this reading "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
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From this reading "I make her out easy enough, in spite of her disguise," was Sailor Jack's reply.
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From this reading "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED MEETING.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
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From this reading "What is she, Jack?" said Marcy, in a suppressed whisper.
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From this reading His voice was husky, and he trembled as he asked the question, for he knew by the exclamation that fell from his brother's lips that those white sails were things he did not like to see.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you make her out?"
