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Chapter XXXVI
THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines. It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather. Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home. To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land. Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.”
later than; following
From this reading “It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.”
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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 It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.
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From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
later than; following
From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
for the reason that
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
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From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
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From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
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From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
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From this reading Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.
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From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
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From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
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From this reading Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.
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From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
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From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
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From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
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From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
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From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.
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From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
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From this reading To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.
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From this reading To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.
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From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
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From this reading Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.
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From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
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From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
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From this reading To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.
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From this reading To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE Indians called it Guanaja, but the Admiral, the Isle of Pines.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.
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From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mainland it seemed to us, stretching across the south, losing itself in the eastern haze.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
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From this reading To the south, far off, across leagues of water, we made out land.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
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From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
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From this reading It was far, far, from Hispaniola, far, far, from Jamaica, over a wide and stormy sea, reached after many days of horrible weather.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Guanaja, small, lofty, covered with rich trees among which stood in numbers the pines we loved because they talked of home.
