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Chapter XIII
"EXILED, AND YET AT HOME." WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more. There was but scant time for me to observe it. There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight. A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was but scant time for me to observe it.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"EXILED, AND YET AT HOME."”
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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 WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
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From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "EXILED, AND YET AT HOME."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "EXILED, AND YET AT HOME."
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From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was but scant time for me to observe it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
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From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
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From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
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From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
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From this reading "EXILED, AND YET AT HOME."
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From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
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From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
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From this reading "EXILED, AND YET AT HOME."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
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From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
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From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was but scant time for me to observe it.
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From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
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From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
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From this reading There was but scant time for me to observe it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
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From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
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From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was but scant time for me to observe it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
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From this reading There was but scant time for me to observe it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was but scant time for me to observe it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was but scant time for me to observe it.
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From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
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From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
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From this reading There was a low-lying fog, and we could not even see the edge of the water in the dull twilight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE rode all that night, and in the morning we found ourselves in a small seaport town, or rather fishing village, for it was little more.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A breeze sprung up with the sun, however, the fog lifted like a curtain, and showed a tolerably-sized vessel lying off shore.
but in spite of that
From this reading "EXILED, AND YET AT HOME."
