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Chapter VIII
"Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar. When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark. Ha! lantern work!--We'll home! They're playing shark." DANA.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.”
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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 "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading They're playing shark."
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From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading They're playing shark."
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading They're playing shark."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
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From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
at the time that
From this reading When hailed, the rowing stopped, and all was dark.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Within our bay, one stormy night, The isle's men saw boats make for shore, With here and there a dancing light That flashed on man and oar.
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From this reading Ha! lantern work!--We'll home!
