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Chapter XV
Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed. Neither of the two men moved or made a sound. Kosmaroff leaned forward and peered into the fog. The patrol-boats were behind now, and the officers were calling to each other. “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Kosmaroff leaned forward and peered into the fog.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither of the two men moved or made a sound.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.”
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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 Neither of the two men moved or made a sound.
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From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kosmaroff leaned forward and peered into the fog.
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From this reading “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
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From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
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From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The patrol-boats were behind now, and the officers were calling to each other.
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From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The patrol-boats were behind now, and the officers were calling to each other.
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From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
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From this reading Kosmaroff leaned forward and peered into the fog.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kosmaroff leaned forward and peered into the fog.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
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From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
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From this reading “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Kosmaroff leaned forward and peered into the fog.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
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From this reading Kosmaroff leaned forward and peered into the fog.
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From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kosmaroff leaned forward and peered into the fog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither of the two men moved or made a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither of the two men moved or made a sound.
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From this reading Neither of the two men moved or made a sound.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of the two men moved or made a sound.
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From this reading The patrol-boats were behind now, and the officers were calling to each other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither of the two men moved or made a sound.
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From this reading The patrol-boats were behind now, and the officers were calling to each other.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Neither of the two men moved or made a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The patrol-boats were behind now, and the officers were calling to each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kosmaroff leaned forward and peered into the fog.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither of the two men moved or made a sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
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From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The patrol-boats were behind now, and the officers were calling to each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The patrol-boats were behind now, and the officers were calling to each other.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What was it--a boat or a floating tree?” they heard them ask each other.
in or at the place that
From this reading Then two bullets struck the boat simultaneously, one on the stern-post, fired from behind, the other full on the side amidships, where Martin lay concealed.
