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Chapter XIV
A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once. "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck. "Which is she? Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!" I clapped my hands to my ears, and stood back, all horrified.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I clapped my hands to my ears, and stood back, all horrified.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"”
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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 A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I clapped my hands to my ears, and stood back, all horrified.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading I clapped my hands to my ears, and stood back, all horrified.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
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From this reading I clapped my hands to my ears, and stood back, all horrified.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
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From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading I clapped my hands to my ears, and stood back, all horrified.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
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From this reading I clapped my hands to my ears, and stood back, all horrified.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Which is she?
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
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From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I clapped my hands to my ears, and stood back, all horrified.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
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From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
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From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Which is she?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I clapped my hands to my ears, and stood back, all horrified.
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From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Miss Callingham!" they cried with one accord, making a dash for the quarter-deck.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which is she?
in the company of; together with
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
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From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE The moment we reached the quay at Quebec, some two days later, a dozen young men, with little notebooks in their hands, jumped on board all at once.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, this!--If you please, Miss Callingham, I should like to have ten minutes of your time to interview you!"
