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Chapter XV
A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion. The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands. The sky was blue. Of wind there was none at all. Inland, the flood-tide was still high.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Of wind there was none at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of wind there was none at all.”
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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 REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
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From this reading Of wind there was none at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of wind there was none at all.
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From this reading The sky was blue.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading Inland, the flood-tide was still high.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading Inland, the flood-tide was still high.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading Inland, the flood-tide was still high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
not one, and not any
From this reading Of wind there was none at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading The sky was blue.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
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From this reading Of wind there was none at all.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A REPRIEVE Morning dawned upon a land still as though from exhaustion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was blue.
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From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of wind there was none at all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The long waves, sole remnant of the storm, came gliding in with a slow, lazy motion, and broke noiselessly upon the firm sands.
