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Chapter XXXIX
IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew. "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?" "'Ow long?" "Yes." "Oh, maybe thees day sometam."
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “"'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"”
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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 IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading "Oh, maybe thees day sometam."
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
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From this reading "Oh, maybe thees day sometam."
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading "Oh, maybe thees day sometam."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
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From this reading "'Ow long?"
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From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
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From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
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From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading "Oh, maybe thees day sometam."
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading "Oh, maybe thees day sometam."
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From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
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From this reading IN WHICH LAND SHOWS IN THE OFFING Before the white sea mists had rolled away I was on deck, and had summoned a general conference of my crew.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
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From this reading "Yes."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Polyte," I demanded of our pilot, "how long before your partner will be at the lighthouse, below, there?"
