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Chapter XIV
BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG. Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy. How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation. I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot. Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.”
sweat produced by the body
From this reading “I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.”
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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 How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
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From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
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From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
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From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
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From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
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From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
sweat produced by the body
From this reading I am in a cold perspiration from head to foot.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
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From this reading Then I imagine that it has been carried out to sea.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through all this sleepless night I have followed the keg in fancy.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
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From this reading BATTLE BETWEEN THE "SWORD" AND THE TUG.
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From this reading How many times I seem to see it swept against the rocks in the tunnel into a creek, or some excavation.
