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Martin and Bervick left together. Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart. He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east. The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen. There never was any way to tell.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Martin and Bervick left together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There never was any way to tell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martin and Bervick left together.
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From this reading There never was any way to tell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.
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From this reading Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.
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From this reading Martin and Bervick left together.
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From this reading Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.
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From this reading Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.
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From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
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From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
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From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
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From this reading Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.
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From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martin and Bervick left together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.
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From this reading Martin and Bervick left together.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
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From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There never was any way to tell.
not any; not one
From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
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From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
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From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
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From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.
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From this reading Evans looked at the compass; he looked at the barometer, and then he looked at the chart.
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From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
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From this reading Martin and Bervick left together.
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From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
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From this reading He walked out on deck and watched morning move slowly into the east.
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From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The day looked peaceful; there was no way, though, to tell what might happen.
