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Chapter XI
THE BEGINNING OF THE CHASE. "Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi. "I want you, Dory Dornwood!" The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man. The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE BEGINNING OF THE CHASE.”
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading “"Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.”
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading “The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.”
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From this reading "Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE CHASE.
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From this reading "Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE CHASE.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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From this reading The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.
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From this reading The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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From this reading "I want you, Dory Dornwood!"
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From this reading "I want you, Dory Dornwood!"
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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From this reading "Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.
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From this reading "Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want you, Dory Dornwood!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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From this reading The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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From this reading "Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.
not any; not one
From this reading The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.
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From this reading The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE CHASE.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading "Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Goldwing, ahoy!" shouted Pearl Hawlinshed from the bow of the Missisquoi.
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
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From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEGINNING OF THE CHASE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The skipper of the Goldwing decided to take no notice of the dangerous man.
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From this reading "I want you, Dory Dornwood!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The other members of the club were so deeply interested in filling their empty stomachs that they gave no attention to the call of Pearl.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want you, Dory Dornwood!"
