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Chapter XXVIII
A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom. I was expecting this visit. He wore an expression of great disappointment. “Well, sir?” he said to me. “Well, Ned, the fates were against us yesterday.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ““Well, Ned, the fates were against us yesterday.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He wore an expression of great disappointment.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “I was expecting this visit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wore an expression of great disappointment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, sir?” he said to me.”
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From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Well, Ned, the fates were against us yesterday.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He wore an expression of great disappointment.
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From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
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From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
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From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He wore an expression of great disappointment.
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From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading I was expecting this visit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore an expression of great disappointment.
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From this reading “Well, Ned, the fates were against us yesterday.”
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From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wore an expression of great disappointment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore an expression of great disappointment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
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From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, sir?” he said to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
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From this reading “Well, Ned, the fates were against us yesterday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He wore an expression of great disappointment.
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From this reading “Well, sir?” he said to me.
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From this reading “Well, sir?” he said to me.
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From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Lost Continent THE NEXT MORNING, February 19, I beheld the Canadian entering my stateroom.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I was expecting this visit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, sir?” he said to me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, Ned, the fates were against us yesterday.”
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From this reading I was expecting this visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was expecting this visit.
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From this reading “Well, sir?” he said to me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, Ned, the fates were against us yesterday.”
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From this reading He wore an expression of great disappointment.
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From this reading “Well, Ned, the fates were against us yesterday.”
