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Chapter XXXIII
UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract. But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again. A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it. Hunting also grasped it. But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.”
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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 UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
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From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
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From this reading Hunting also grasped it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
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From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
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From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
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From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
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From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
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From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
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From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
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From this reading A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
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From this reading Hunting also grasped it.
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From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
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From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
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From this reading A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
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From this reading Hunting also grasped it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
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From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
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From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
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From this reading A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.
not any; not one
From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
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From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
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From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
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From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNMASKED It seemed that they passed through miles of water that roared around them like a cataract.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A piece of the wheelhouse floated near; Gregory swam for it, and pushing it to Annie helped her upon it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Annie and Gregory held to each other in their strong, convulsive grasp, and her belt caused him to rise with her to the surface again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But it would not sustain the weight of all three, especially as Gregory had no preserver on.
