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Chapter XXIII
Who knows? The man is proven by the hour. The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury. There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks. In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.”
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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 The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
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From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
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From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
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From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
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From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
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From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
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From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
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From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
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From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
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From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
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From this reading Who knows?
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From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
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From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
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From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
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From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
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From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
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From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
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From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
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From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
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From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man is proven by the hour.
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From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
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From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
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From this reading There was a strange suggestion of passion in every wave as it crashed over the bulwarks.
which person or people
From this reading Who knows?
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From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sea seemed to rise up and fall on the disabled ship with a wild fury.
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From this reading In the roar of the hurricane there was a faint sound of crackling wood.
