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Chapter VI
PRISONERS OF THE SEA. "We are lost!" "That shell will blow us to atoms!" Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them. In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.”
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are lost!"
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading "That shell will blow us to atoms!"
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From this reading "That shell will blow us to atoms!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading "We are lost!"
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRISONERS OF THE SEA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
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From this reading PRISONERS OF THE SEA.
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading PRISONERS OF THE SEA.
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From this reading "That shell will blow us to atoms!"
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That shell will blow us to atoms!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRISONERS OF THE SEA.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That shell will blow us to atoms!"
in the direction of
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That shell will blow us to atoms!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are lost!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
at the time that
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading Such were some of the cries which arose from those on the new Holland when they saw the shell thrown by the French cruiser whirling swiftly toward them.
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From this reading In an instant all was wild excitement and the face of Andy Greggs grew pale as death.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "That shell will blow us to atoms!"
