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Chapter XXIX
THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze. They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there. "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club. "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle. "You'll have your canoe over!" exclaimed Wyn.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You'll have your canoe over!" exclaimed Wyn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"You'll have your canoe over!" exclaimed Wyn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.”
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From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
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From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
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From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
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From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
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From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll have your canoe over!" exclaimed Wyn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
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From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
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From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
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From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
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From this reading "You'll have your canoe over!" exclaimed Wyn.
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From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
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From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
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From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
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From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
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From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
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From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You'll have your canoe over!" exclaimed Wyn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
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From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
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From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
above and across; more than
From this reading "You'll have your canoe over!" exclaimed Wyn.
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From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! suppose Mr. Jarley doesn't reach them in time?" cried the captain of the girls' club.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
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From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
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From this reading They were too far away to be able to see the men struggling in the water--if they were still there.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
at the time that
From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
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From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He must! he must!" groaned Frank, beating the water as hard as she could with her paddle.
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From this reading THE SUNKEN TREASURE Wyn and Frank were in despair when they saw the last of the flames wink out and the balloon of smoke sail away upon the breeze.
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From this reading "You'll have your canoe over!" exclaimed Wyn.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'll have your canoe over!" exclaimed Wyn.
