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Chapter XVIII
"Steady, Marshal! steady! You have got to walk all the way home." "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story. "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore. When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have got to walk all the way home."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
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From this reading You have got to walk all the way home."
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From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
any thing at all
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
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From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
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From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
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From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
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From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have got to walk all the way home."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have got to walk all the way home."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
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From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
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From this reading You have got to walk all the way home."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
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From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
a period of time or extent
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
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From this reading "Steady, Marshal! steady!
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From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Steady, Marshal! steady!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have got to walk all the way home."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have got to walk all the way home."
up to a particular time
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The storm drove us upon the Nova Scotia coast," said Beechnut, resuming his story.
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From this reading You have got to walk all the way home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have got to walk all the way home."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We did not know anything about the great danger that we were in until just before the ship went ashore.
at the time that
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When we got near the shore the sailors put down all the anchors; but they would not hold, and at length the ship struck.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have got to walk all the way home."
