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Chapter XXVII
IN WHICH CLIF MEETS WITH A SURPRISE. They were now in a perilous position. They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more. If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one. And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
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From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
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From this reading And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
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From this reading And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
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From this reading And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
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From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH CLIF MEETS WITH A SURPRISE.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
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used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They were now in a perilous position.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They were now in a perilous position.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
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From this reading They were now in a perilous position.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
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From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
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From this reading IN WHICH CLIF MEETS WITH A SURPRISE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If they should find them on that narrow strip of beach the story of the conflict might be a different one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were now in a perilous position.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
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From this reading They could not return to the flagship, and at any moment the Spaniards, finding they were not pursued, might pluck up courage to seek them out and try conclusions with them once more.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And then the disappearance of the boat itself pointed to enemies they had not counted upon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were now in a perilous position.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH CLIF MEETS WITH A SURPRISE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN WHICH CLIF MEETS WITH A SURPRISE.
