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Chapter VIII
The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s. “By God, dad!” he cried. “You’re sure going to go then. You’re the real stuff.” He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““By God, dad!” he cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’re sure going to go then.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
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From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By God, dad!” he cried.
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From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
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From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
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From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By God, dad!” he cried.
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From this reading “By God, dad!” he cried.
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From this reading “You’re sure going to go then.
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From this reading “By God, dad!” he cried.
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From this reading “You’re sure going to go then.
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From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
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From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “By God, dad!” he cried.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
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From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
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From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
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From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
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From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
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From this reading You’re the real stuff.”
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From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
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From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
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From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
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From this reading You’re the real stuff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’re sure going to go then.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
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From this reading “You’re sure going to go then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’re sure going to go then.
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From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
in or at the place that
From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked with undisguised contempt across the sleepers to where Charles Crayton snored in his red beard.
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From this reading “You’re sure going to go then.
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From this reading The young sailor shot out his hand impulsively and gripped the old man’s.
