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Chapter XIII
IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814. Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish. Hughy! It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish. The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.”
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From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
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From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
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From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
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From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
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From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
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From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
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From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
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From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
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From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
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From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
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From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
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From this reading Hughy!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
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From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
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From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
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From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
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From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
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From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
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From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
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From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
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From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
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From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom and Jack had just finished their breakfast;—it was of broiled fish.
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From this reading It makes me shudder even now to think of it, for I do hate the very sight of a fish.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
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From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
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From this reading The work of digging at the wreck had settled down to a very jog-trot business by this time.
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From this reading IT was the morning of the 3d of September of the same year,—1814.
