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Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm. But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us. It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long. I called to the Chinese and pointed it out. They hailed it with exclamations.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They hailed it with exclamations.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.”
in the direction of
From this reading “But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.”
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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 But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.
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From this reading It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
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From this reading I called to the Chinese and pointed it out.
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From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
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From this reading I called to the Chinese and pointed it out.
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From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
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From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
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From this reading They hailed it with exclamations.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.
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From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
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From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
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From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They hailed it with exclamations.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.
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From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.
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From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
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From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
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From this reading I called to the Chinese and pointed it out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
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From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
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From this reading I called to the Chinese and pointed it out.
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From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
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From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
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From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
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From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.
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From this reading It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fifteen minutes passed, the _Reindeer_ sinking deeper and deeper, her mainsail flapping in the calm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hailed it with exclamations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I called to the Chinese and pointed it out.
in the direction of
From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
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From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the steady breeze I had been expecting so long.
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From this reading But from off the Point Pedro shore I saw a dark line form on the water and travel toward us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They hailed it with exclamations.
