Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I kissed the little ones, but said nothing.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

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From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

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From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first powerful impulse obeyed, we had leisure to think of each other.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The first powerful impulse obeyed, we had leisure to think of each other.

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I kissed the little ones, but said nothing.

a sudden strong desire to act

From this reading The first powerful impulse obeyed, we had leisure to think of each other.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading I kissed the little ones, but said nothing.

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From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

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From this reading The first powerful impulse obeyed, we had leisure to think of each other.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I kissed the little ones, but said nothing.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I kissed the little ones, but said nothing.

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From this reading The first powerful impulse obeyed, we had leisure to think of each other.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading I kissed the little ones, but said nothing.

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From this reading The first powerful impulse obeyed, we had leisure to think of each other.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading The first powerful impulse obeyed, we had leisure to think of each other.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading I kissed the little ones, but said nothing.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

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From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first powerful impulse obeyed, we had leisure to think of each other.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading At the end of the seventh day, we were startled by the cry "Land ho!

which person or people

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

belonging to which person

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We exclaimed, "we are saved, we are saved!" and, for a moment, there was deep silence, an instructive feeling of gratitude prompted in each breast, young and old, a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving to the mighty Being in whose hands we were, who was at once our Father and our God.