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IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS. The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days. Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean. Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be. As it was they suffered severely.
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later than; following
From this reading “The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.”
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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 The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
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From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
later than; following
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
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From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it was they suffered severely.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
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From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
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From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
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From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
above and across; more than
From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
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From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
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From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
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From this reading As it was they suffered severely.
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From this reading The "Adamante" arrived in England after a rough and stormy passage of forty-eight days.
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From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN ENGLAND.--THE CAPTAIN AND THE LORDS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As it was they suffered severely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
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From this reading Captain Godfrey and family suffered severe hardships on the run over the Western Ocean.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Owing to his exhausted funds, Captain G. was unable to provide his family the conveniences and comforts which would have rendered the voyage home more agreeable than under the circumstances it proved itself to be.
