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Chapter IX
PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain. By nightfall all was behind us. We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships. That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed. We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “By nightfall all was behind us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.”
in the direction of
From this reading “That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.”
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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 PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
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From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
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From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
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From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
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From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
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From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
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From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
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From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
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From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
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From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
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From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
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From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
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From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
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From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
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From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
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From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
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From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
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From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
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From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We might hail some Spanish ship going to, coming from, Grand Canary.
in the direction of
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
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From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
up to a particular time
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
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From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By nightfall all was behind us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PALOS vanished, we lost the headland of La Rabida, a haze hid Spain.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were set forth from native land, set forth from Europe, set forth from Christendom, set forth from sea company and sailors’ cheer of other ships.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That last would not be wholly true until we were gone from the Canaries, toward which islands, running south, we now were headed.
