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Chapter XV
TSALAL ISLAND. The night passed without alarm. No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach. The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better. We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night passed without alarm.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The night passed without alarm.”
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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 No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
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From this reading The night passed without alarm.
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From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
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From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
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From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
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From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
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From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
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From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
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From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
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From this reading TSALAL ISLAND.
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From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
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From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
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From this reading The night passed without alarm.
not any; not one
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
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From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night passed without alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night passed without alarm.
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From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TSALAL ISLAND.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No boat had put off from the island, nor had a native shown himself upon the beach.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Halbrane_, then, had not been observed on her arrival; this was all the better.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had cast anchor in ten fathoms, at three miles from the coast.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The night passed without alarm.
