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Chapter XXX
AUF WIEDERSEHEN! The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn. The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day. The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream. A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
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From this reading AUF WIEDERSEHEN!
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From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
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From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
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From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
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From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
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From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
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From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
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From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
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From this reading A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
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From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
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From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
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From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
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From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
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From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.
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From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
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From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
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From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
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From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
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From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading A ship sped on through the ever-brightening morning twilight.
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From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
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From this reading The waves, lightly stirred by the rising breeze, murmured softly as in a dream.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stars were dying out one by one, and in the eastern horizon glimmered the first beams of day.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mild spring night which had enveloped the waters began to give place to the dawn.
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From this reading AUF WIEDERSEHEN!
