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Chapter V
MR. CLYDE BLACKLOCK AND MOTHER. Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter. In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame. They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.”
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From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
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From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CLYDE BLACKLOCK AND MOTHER.
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From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
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From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
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From this reading CLYDE BLACKLOCK AND MOTHER.
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From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
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From this reading CLYDE BLACKLOCK AND MOTHER.
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From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
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From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
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From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
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From this reading CLYDE BLACKLOCK AND MOTHER.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
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From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
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From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
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From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the waters of Brockway harbor, rowing had been the principal exercise of the students, though the daily evolutions in seamanship were well calculated to develop the muscles and harden the frame.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Belonging to the squadron were fourteen boats, ranging from the twelve-oar barge down to the four-oar cutter.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had been carefully trained in the art, and, enjoying the amusement which it afforded, they were apt scholars.
