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Chapter XVIII
THE FIGHTING ENGINEER. That night I slept but little. Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind. I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard. He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That night I slept but little.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.”
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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 He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
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From this reading He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That night I slept but little.
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From this reading He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
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From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
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From this reading THE FIGHTING ENGINEER.
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
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From this reading THE FIGHTING ENGINEER.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That night I slept but little.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night I slept but little.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
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From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
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From this reading That night I slept but little.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
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From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
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From this reading That night I slept but little.
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From this reading He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
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From this reading He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
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From this reading Strange as it may seem, I could not get Commodore Dewey’s face out of my mind.
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From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night I slept but little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHTING ENGINEER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
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From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
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From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was certainly a splendid specimen of an American naval gentleman.
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From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I thought of him continually, with his trim naval uniform and well-polished sword and scabbard.
