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Chapter VI
The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf. The wailing increased. Such grief and despair! I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned. The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.”
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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 I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
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From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
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From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
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From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
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From this reading Such grief and despair!
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From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
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From this reading Such grief and despair!
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From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
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From this reading The wailing increased.
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From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
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From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
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From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
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From this reading The latter's eyes were sparkling, and his lips could not quite hide the smile of delight that was his.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such grief and despair!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
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From this reading The wailing increased.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
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From this reading The lines were cast off, and the _Noeau_ began to move away from the wharf.
at the time that
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
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From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I was just resolving that never again would I be a witness to the sailing of the _Noeau_, when McVeigh and Kersdale returned.
