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Chapter VII
THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely. On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner. Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes. At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side. With his glasses he could see everything that was going on.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “With his glasses he could see everything that was going on.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.”
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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 On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
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From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
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From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
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From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading With his glasses he could see everything that was going on.
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From this reading With his glasses he could see everything that was going on.
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From this reading With his glasses he could see everything that was going on.
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From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his glasses he could see everything that was going on.
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From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.
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From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
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From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
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From this reading At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.
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From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
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From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
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From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
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From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
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From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
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From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
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From this reading At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
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From this reading With his glasses he could see everything that was going on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.
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From this reading At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.
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From this reading At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With his glasses he could see everything that was going on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NUMBERS OF THE MISSING NOTES Loide got off the boat safely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With his glasses he could see everything that was going on.
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From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
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From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
in or at the place that
From this reading On the wharf at Queenstown he secured a position where, concealed himself, he could watch the liner.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Hours seemed to drag by which were in reality minutes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last the tender put off with the mails and reached the steamer's side.
