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Chapter III
The pursuers were at the brink. They gazed at the pool. A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst. The water was slightly discolored with sand. No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.”
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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 few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pursuers were at the brink.
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From this reading The pursuers were at the brink.
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From this reading A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.
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From this reading A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading The water was slightly discolored with sand.
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From this reading A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.
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From this reading They gazed at the pool.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
not any; not one
From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading They gazed at the pool.
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From this reading The pursuers were at the brink.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading The water was slightly discolored with sand.
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From this reading The water was slightly discolored with sand.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pursuers were at the brink.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gazed at the pool.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
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From this reading No ruddier stain crimsoned the tide; no figure rested on the naked rock; no hand clung to the motionless tree.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A few bubbles floated upon its surface, and burst.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The water was slightly discolored with sand.
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From this reading The water was slightly discolored with sand.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pursuers were at the brink.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The water was slightly discolored with sand.
