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A LONG CHASE. There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard. The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first. He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated. "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LONG CHASE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.”
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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 A LONG CHASE.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
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From this reading The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.
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From this reading A LONG CHASE.
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From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
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From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
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From this reading The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.
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From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
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From this reading "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LONG CHASE.
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From this reading "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
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From this reading The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.
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From this reading The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.
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From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
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From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
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From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
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From this reading "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the glass eagerly from the lad's hand and anxiously studied the sky in the direction indicated.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.
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From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
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From this reading The sailors came tumbling up on deck, Lieutenant Raymond among the first.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was excitement on board of the Uncas the instant Clif's cry was heard.
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From this reading "It's too far west to be near Havana!" he exclaimed.
