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Chapter XII
At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text. Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America. If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say. Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long. 30° 44´ W. Course, 255 miles.
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From this reading “30° 44´ W. Course, 255 miles.”
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From this reading “At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.”
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From this reading 30° 44´ W. Course, 255 miles.
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From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
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From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 30° 44´ W. Course, 255 miles.
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From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
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From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
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From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
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From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
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From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
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From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading 30° 44´ W. Course, 255 miles.
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From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
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From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
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From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
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From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading Entering the grand saloon, I read the following note:— Lat 50° 8´ N. Long.
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From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
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From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If it pleases America to be thus extolled, I have nothing to say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At lunch Dean Pitferge told me that the reverend gentleman had admirably enlarged on his text.
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From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
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From this reading 30° 44´ W. Course, 255 miles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Battering rams, armed forts, and submarine torpedoes had figured in his discourse; as for himself, he was made great by the greatness of America.
