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Chapter XXIII
The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape. The bread cast upon the waters returned. The chickens came home to roost. One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay. The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The bread cast upon the waters returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The bread cast upon the waters returned.”
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From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
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From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
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From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
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From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
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From this reading The chickens came home to roost.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
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From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
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From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
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From this reading The chickens came home to roost.
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From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
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From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
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From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
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From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
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From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
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From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
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From this reading The chickens came home to roost.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
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From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
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From this reading The chickens came home to roost.
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From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
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From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
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From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
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From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
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From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
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From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
