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Chapter XIII
MY FIRST ADVENTURE IN MANILA. “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me. “Tom Dawson!” I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again. “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again.”
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading ““And how did you get on that craft out there?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MY FIRST ADVENTURE IN MANILA.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
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From this reading “Tom Dawson!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
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From this reading I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again.
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY FIRST ADVENTURE IN MANILA.
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From this reading “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
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From this reading I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again.
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From this reading “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY FIRST ADVENTURE IN MANILA.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
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From this reading MY FIRST ADVENTURE IN MANILA.
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FIRST ADVENTURE IN MANILA.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
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From this reading “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
above and across; more than
From this reading I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again.
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
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From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oliver Raymond, is it possible!” exclaimed the first mate of the _Dart_, as he leaped ashore and almost embraced me.
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From this reading “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
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From this reading “Tom Dawson!”
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From this reading I ejaculated, and wrung his hand over and over again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And how did you get on that craft out there?”
