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Chapter XIV
HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit. “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword. “There is no one after us.” “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully. “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
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later than; following
From this reading ““There is no one after us.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““There is no one after us.””
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading “HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.”
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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 “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
later than; following
From this reading “There is no one after us.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
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From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
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From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
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From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
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From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no one after us.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
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From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
not any; not one
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There is no one after us.”
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From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading “There is no one after us.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
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From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Take it easy,” said he to Longsword.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW ETHAN AND LONGSWORD TOOK THE SCHOONER They ran for some little time, and then Ethan looked back and saw no signs of pursuit.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There is no one after us.”
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From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
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From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
at the time that
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “They’ll lose no time, sure, when they find which way we’ve gone.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “There will be in a few minutes,” panted the Irishman, distrustfully.
