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Chapter XXII
"Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky." _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse. The pilot and steward had gone ashore to purchase fresh milk. The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless. "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.”
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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 The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
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From this reading The pilot and steward had gone ashore to purchase fresh milk.
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From this reading The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.
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From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
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From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
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From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
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From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
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From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
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From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
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From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
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From this reading The pilot and steward had gone ashore to purchase fresh milk.
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From this reading The pilot and steward had gone ashore to purchase fresh milk.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
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From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
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From this reading The pilot and steward had gone ashore to purchase fresh milk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.
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From this reading The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.
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From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
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From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
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From this reading The pilot and steward had gone ashore to purchase fresh milk.
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From this reading The pilot and steward had gone ashore to purchase fresh milk.
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From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
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From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
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From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
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From this reading The pilot and steward had gone ashore to purchase fresh milk.
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From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
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From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a sense of calm and peace!" said Mrs. Hardy, as she came on deck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The morning was without a breath of wind, and the yacht was motionless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Complete Angler._ The yacht had anchored for the night to the east of Vaeiro, an island and lighthouse.
