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They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface. Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians. Among the sharp rocks the ravens croaked drearily. Silently they walked back to the ship. Two of the men were hosing down the deck.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Among the sharp rocks the ravens croaked drearily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Silently they walked back to the ship.”
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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 Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the sharp rocks the ravens croaked drearily.
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From this reading Silently they walked back to the ship.
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From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
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From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading Among the sharp rocks the ravens croaked drearily.
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From this reading Two of the men were hosing down the deck.
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From this reading Two of the men were hosing down the deck.
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From this reading Among the sharp rocks the ravens croaked drearily.
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From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
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From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading Two of the men were hosing down the deck.
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From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading Two of the men were hosing down the deck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading Among the sharp rocks the ravens croaked drearily.
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From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
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From this reading Among the sharp rocks the ravens croaked drearily.
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From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading Among the sharp rocks the ravens croaked drearily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Silently they walked back to the ship.
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From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading Silently they walked back to the ship.
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From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
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From this reading Two of the men were hosing down the deck.
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From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
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From this reading Sea gulls circled high above them, a sign of bad weather according to the Indians.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two of the men were hosing down the deck.
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From this reading They walked along the road, their feet grinding the wet cinder-like surface.
