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Chapter XXI
A DUBIOUS REFUGE. The night was clammy and cold. The fog was growing thicker, blacker. And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch. Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.”
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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 DUBIOUS REFUGE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night was clammy and cold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
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From this reading The fog was growing thicker, blacker.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
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From this reading The night was clammy and cold.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
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From this reading The night was clammy and cold.
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From this reading A DUBIOUS REFUGE.
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From this reading The fog was growing thicker, blacker.
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From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading The fog was growing thicker, blacker.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
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From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
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From this reading The night was clammy and cold.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DUBIOUS REFUGE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
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From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night was clammy and cold.
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From this reading The fog was growing thicker, blacker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
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From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was clammy and cold.
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From this reading And the water of the Thames, as Max plunged his hand into it, struggling to raise the body of his friend, was ice-cold to the touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Carrie had seized her oar again, and was bringing the boat's head rapidly round, right under the stern of a barge which was moored close to Plumtree Wharf.
