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Chapter XXXIX
The situation grows tense. There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving. Yesterday I talked with Bert Rhine. To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning. To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.”
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading Yesterday I talked with Bert Rhine.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading The situation grows tense.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yesterday I talked with Bert Rhine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
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From this reading There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
not any; not one
From this reading There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading Yesterday I talked with Bert Rhine.
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From this reading There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving.
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From this reading The situation grows tense.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving.
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From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
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From this reading Yesterday I talked with Bert Rhine.
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From this reading The situation grows tense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The situation grows tense.
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From this reading There are no more sea-birds, and the mutineers are starving.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
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From this reading To begin with, last evening, at five o’clock, I heard his voice issuing from between the slits of the ventilator in the after-wall of the chart-house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To-day I talked with him again, and he will never forget, I am certain, the little talk we had this morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yesterday I talked with Bert Rhine.
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From this reading Yesterday I talked with Bert Rhine.
