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Chapter XXVIII
LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored. I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings. So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean. The bath was cool, fresh and invigorating. I came back to breakfast with an excellent appetite.
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the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading “LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.”
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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 I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
later than; following
From this reading I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I came back to breakfast with an excellent appetite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
a desire for food
From this reading I came back to breakfast with an excellent appetite.
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From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
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From this reading I came back to breakfast with an excellent appetite.
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From this reading I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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From this reading I came back to breakfast with an excellent appetite.
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From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
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From this reading The bath was cool, fresh and invigorating.
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From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
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From this reading I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
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From this reading I came back to breakfast with an excellent appetite.
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From this reading The bath was cool, fresh and invigorating.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
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From this reading I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
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From this reading The bath was cool, fresh and invigorating.
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
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From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
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From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
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From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
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From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
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From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
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From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
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From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
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From this reading I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
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From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAUNCHING THE RAFT On the morning of the next day, to my great surprise, I awoke completely restored.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bath was cool, fresh and invigorating.
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From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So, soon after rising, I went and plunged into the waters of this new Mediterranean.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came back to breakfast with an excellent appetite.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I thought a bath would be delightful after my long illness and sufferings.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER 2?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER 2...", what tone does the author establish?
