Chapter XXX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

in the middle of; surrounded by

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading THE BATTLE IN THE BRUSH.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

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From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.

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From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

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From this reading THE BATTLE IN THE BRUSH.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.

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From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.

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From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

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From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.

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From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE BATTLE IN THE BRUSH.

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From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.

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From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

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From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading "I'm in for it now, at any rate," he thought, "and I've got to succeed.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BATTLE IN THE BRUSH.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And he was not blind to the dangers that might confront him on land.

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From this reading The enemy now must be on the alert, and he might be detected and captured the instant his boat touched shore.

in the direction of

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

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From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Was it a foolhardy venture, he thought, as with steady stroke he forged ahead away from the flagship, and toward the shore he had so recently left amid the clatter of hostile bullets.