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Chapter XIX
MARTIN PINZON did not return to us. That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where. The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba. But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes. We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.”
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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 But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
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From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
next to; at the side of
From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
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From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
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From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
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From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MARTIN PINZON did not return to us.
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From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
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From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
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From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
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From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
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From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
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From this reading MARTIN PINZON did not return to us.
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From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
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From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MARTIN PINZON did not return to us.
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From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
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From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
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From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
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From this reading MARTIN PINZON did not return to us.
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From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARTIN PINZON did not return to us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The _Santa Maria_ and the Nina sailed south along the foot of Cuba.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARTIN PINZON did not return to us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARTIN PINZON did not return to us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We asked our Indians--we had five aboard beside Diego Colon--what it was.
in or at the place that
From this reading That tall, blond sea captain was gone we knew not where.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now rose out of ocean on our southeast quarter a great island with fair mountain shapes.
