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Chapter XXVIII
"It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams. O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth? The world, O man! is wailing o'er thy birth." Dana. It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “"It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?”
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading “O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “The world, O man! is wailing o'er thy birth."”
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
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From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
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From this reading The world, O man! is wailing o'er thy birth."
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From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
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From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
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From this reading Dana.
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From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
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From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world, O man! is wailing o'er thy birth."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world, O man! is wailing o'er thy birth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world, O man! is wailing o'er thy birth."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
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From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
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From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The world, O man! is wailing o'er thy birth."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world, O man! is wailing o'er thy birth."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
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From this reading It was the policy of the colonists to lead their pursuers directly up to the Western Roads.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading O, sin! what hast thou done on this fair earth?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It scares the sea-birds from their nests; They dart and wheel with deafening screams; Now dark--and now their wings and breasts Flash back amid disastrous gleams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world, O man! is wailing o'er thy birth."
