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"Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time." Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship. Were my fears then for her realised? I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me. Again and again I tried, but my lips refused to move.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again and again I tried, but my lips refused to move.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again and again I tried, but my lips refused to move.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again and again I tried, but my lips refused to move.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
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From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
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From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
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From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
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From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
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From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
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From this reading Were my fears then for her realised?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Were my fears then for her realised?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
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From this reading "Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Were my fears then for her realised?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
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From this reading "Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
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From this reading Again and again I tried, but my lips refused to move.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
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From this reading Again and again I tried, but my lips refused to move.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
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From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."
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From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
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From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
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From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
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From this reading Were my fears then for her realised?
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From this reading Again and again I tried, but my lips refused to move.
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From this reading "Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
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From this reading Were my fears then for her realised?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shove off, lads, he'll come round in time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
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From this reading Again and again I tried, but my lips refused to move.
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From this reading I wanted to ask Sandy, but it seemed as if the power to speak had left me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Opening my eyes I saw that the boat was pulling away from the berg, but I could nowhere perceive the ship.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were my fears then for her realised?
