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Chapter XII
'NEATH IRON WHEELS 1. Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them. For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence. "Oh, but it's good to see home again!" Laura sighed at last.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, but it's good to see home again!"”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, but it's good to see home again!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Laura sighed at last.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.”
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From this reading For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but it's good to see home again!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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From this reading For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.
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From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, but it's good to see home again!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.
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From this reading "Oh, but it's good to see home again!"
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From this reading Laura sighed at last.
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From this reading Laura sighed at last.
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From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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From this reading "Oh, but it's good to see home again!"
above and across; more than
From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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From this reading For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.
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From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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From this reading "Oh, but it's good to see home again!"
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From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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From this reading Laura sighed at last.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.
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From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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From this reading For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.
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From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For some time they had all preserved an almost ecstatic silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, but it's good to see home again!"
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From this reading Side by side they leaned over the rail of the steamer and gazed shorewards at the slowly unfolding scene before them.
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From this reading 'NEATH IRON WHEELS 1.
