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Chapter XVI
A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!" "We are sinking!" "How far are we from land?" These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third. Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.”
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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 A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are sinking!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
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From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
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From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
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From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
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From this reading "How far are we from land?"
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
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From this reading A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "How far are we from land?"
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From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
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From this reading "How far are we from land?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
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From this reading "How far are we from land?"
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
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From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
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From this reading A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
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From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
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From this reading "We are sinking!"
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From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These and other cries rang out through the heavy fog, as the two crashes came, followed, a few seconds later, by a third.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A MISHAP IN THE FOG "We have struck another vessel!"
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From this reading Captain Barforth had left the steam yacht in charge of the first mate and was on the companionway going below.
