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Chapter XXIII
THE JAWS OF DEATH. The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis. Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital. It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep. The ship was a charnel-house.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.”
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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 It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
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From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
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From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
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From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
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From this reading The ship was a charnel-house.
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From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
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From this reading THE JAWS OF DEATH.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
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From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
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From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
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From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
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From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
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From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
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From this reading THE JAWS OF DEATH.
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From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
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From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
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From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
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From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JAWS OF DEATH.
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From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JAWS OF DEATH.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
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From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
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From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
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From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nurses and sailors were carrying the emaciated forms from the ship to the shore, to the clean and tidy wards of the hospital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
which person or people
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hospital steamer, with its freight of living skeletons, had accomplished its voyage in safety, and lay moored at the wharf in Annapolis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a sight which wrung tears from the eyes of those who did not often weep.
