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Chapter XIX
THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG. "Gone!" Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean. In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard. It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.”
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.”
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From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading "Gone!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
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From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
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From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
not any; not one
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
above and across; more than
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
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From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
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From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CAPTURE OF HANG CHANG.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
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From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
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From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was all to no purpose; the submarine craft had vanished utterly.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading In vain he scanned the waves, to the rear, to the larboard and starboard.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
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From this reading Such was the single word which escaped from Captain Oscar Pelham's lips as he gazed over the stern of the British warship into the darkness of the Pacific Ocean.
