CHAPTER XXXVI For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
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For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts. But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory. And how we worked! At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us. And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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the time during which someone's life continues
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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 And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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From this reading And how we worked!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
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From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
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From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
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From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
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From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
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From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
up to a particular time
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
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From this reading For two days Maud and I ranged the sea and explored the beaches in search of the missing masts.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the dark end of the first day we returned, exhausted, to our little cove, towing the mainmast behind us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading And we had been compelled to row, in a dead calm, practically every inch of the way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But it was not till the third day that we found them, all of them, the shears included, and, of all perilous places, in the pounding surf of the grim south-western promontory.
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From this reading And how we worked!
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