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Chapter XXIII
AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION. I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me. They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine. They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river. Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
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From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
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From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
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From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
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From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
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From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
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From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
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From this reading AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION.
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From this reading They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river.
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From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
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From this reading They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
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From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
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From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
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From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
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From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
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From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
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From this reading They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river.
not any; not one
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
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From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
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From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
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From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
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From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had opened up the fires, drawn the clinkers from the furnaces, and were now oiling the engine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river.
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From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had nearly steam enough to enable us to start up the river.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked very quiet on board of the Islander, and there was no smoke issuing from her smoke-stack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was on my feet at daylight; but I found that Moses Brickland and Dyer Perkins were up before me.
