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Chapter XIV
At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake. There must have been two hundred of them. Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life. Where had they come from? Juag was first to hazard a guess.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There must have been two hundred of them.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where had they come from?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Juag was first to hazard a guess.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There must have been two hundred of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “There must have been two hundred of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.”
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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 At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
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From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
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From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
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From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There must have been two hundred of them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
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From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where had they come from?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Juag was first to hazard a guess.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where had they come from?
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From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juag was first to hazard a guess.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There must have been two hundred of them.
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From this reading Juag was first to hazard a guess.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
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From this reading There must have been two hundred of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
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From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must have been two hundred of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
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From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
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From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Juag said that he had never seen so many boats before in all his life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There must have been two hundred of them.
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From this reading There must have been two hundred of them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where had they come from?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There must have been two hundred of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Juag was first to hazard a guess.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At last the sea subsided, and we were able to get a better view of the armada of small boats in our wake.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where had they come from?
