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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
Adam
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
AMBASSADOR
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From this reading CHAP’S AMBASSADOR.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
away
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
boys
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
CHAP'S
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From this reading CHAP’S AMBASSADOR.
coffee
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From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
cold
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From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
cooked
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
crackers
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From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
eat
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
eyes
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
far
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
getting
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
going
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
hot
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
I'm
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
it's
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
jolly
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
land
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
landing
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
made
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
meat
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From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
noticed
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
now
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
ordered
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From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
out
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
Phil
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From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
Phœnix
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
place
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
pole
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
practised
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
refresh
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From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
regular
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
Rolling
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
said
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
sailor
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
sand
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
singled
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
some
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From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
spoken
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
steered
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
Stone
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
stretch
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
supper
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From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
taking
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
That's
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From this reading “That’s so,” said Adam.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
tiller
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
using
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
white
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From this reading The stretch of white sand, of which Adam had spoken, was so far away that neither of the boys had noticed it; but the practised eyes of the sailor had singled it out as a place where a landing could be made, and toward it The Rolling Stone was now steered, Phœnix taking the tiller, and Adam using the pole whenever he could.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Phil was ordered to refresh himself with some crackers and cold meat, as it would be some time before they could have their coffee.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m not going to eat anything,” said Phœnix, “till we have cooked a regular supper; but I tell you it’s jolly to think of getting something good and hot when we land.”
