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Chapter VII
The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports. The blue returned the fire with fervency. Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display. The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons. All the sky was lit.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.”
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading “The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.”
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading “The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The blue returned the fire with fervency.”
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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 Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
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From this reading All the sky was lit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
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From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading The blue returned the fire with fervency.
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From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
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From this reading The blue returned the fire with fervency.
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From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
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From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
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From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading All the sky was lit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The blue returned the fire with fervency.
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From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
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From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
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From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
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From this reading All the sky was lit.
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From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not before had the shores rocked to such sound, the heavens been filled with such a display.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
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From this reading The twenty-eight guns sent out continuously shot and shell against the blue ironclads, the gunboats, the transports.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The firing was furious, the long shriek and explosion of crossing shells, bluff and river screaming like demons.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The blue returned the fire with fervency.
