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Chapter XXII
ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze. It was just the day for a run in the yacht. So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning. Watkins was there, staring meditatively at the harbour and the street beyond. Perceiving me, he touched his hat and observed:
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Watkins was there, staring meditatively at the harbour and the street beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.”
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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 ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
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From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Watkins was there, staring meditatively at the harbour and the street beyond.
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From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading It was just the day for a run in the yacht.
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From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
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From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was just the day for a run in the yacht.
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From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading Watkins was there, staring meditatively at the harbour and the street beyond.
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From this reading Perceiving me, he touched his hat and observed:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perceiving me, he touched his hat and observed:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perceiving me, he touched his hat and observed:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was just the day for a run in the yacht.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just the day for a run in the yacht.
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From this reading It was just the day for a run in the yacht.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perceiving me, he touched his hat and observed:
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From this reading Watkins was there, staring meditatively at the harbour and the street beyond.
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From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
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From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
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From this reading Perceiving me, he touched his hat and observed:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading Perceiving me, he touched his hat and observed:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
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From this reading Watkins was there, staring meditatively at the harbour and the street beyond.
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From this reading Watkins was there, staring meditatively at the harbour and the street beyond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading Watkins was there, staring meditatively at the harbour and the street beyond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
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From this reading Perceiving me, he touched his hat and observed:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just the day for a run in the yacht.
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From this reading Watkins was there, staring meditatively at the harbour and the street beyond.
at the time that
From this reading So I thought when I mounted on deck at eight o’clock in the morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ONE MORE RUN The next morning came bright and beautiful, with a pleasant fresh breeze.
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From this reading It was just the day for a run in the yacht.
