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Chapter II
THE CASTAWAYS Night—a pitch-dark night! It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea. From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder. At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy. No wave broke in foam upon the surface of the sea.
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left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “No wave broke in foam upon the surface of the sea.”
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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 THE CASTAWAYS Night—a pitch-dark night!
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From this reading It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
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From this reading No wave broke in foam upon the surface of the sea.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
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From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Night—a pitch-dark night!
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
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From this reading It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
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From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
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From this reading No wave broke in foam upon the surface of the sea.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
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From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
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From this reading It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No wave broke in foam upon the surface of the sea.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
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From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
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From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
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From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Night—a pitch-dark night!
not any; not one
From this reading No wave broke in foam upon the surface of the sea.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
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From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Night—a pitch-dark night!
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea.
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From this reading No wave broke in foam upon the surface of the sea.
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CASTAWAYS Night—a pitch-dark night!
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From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea.
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From this reading At these flashes the horizon lit up for a moment and showed deserted and melancholy.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No wave broke in foam upon the surface of the sea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was almost impossible to distinguish sky from sea.
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From this reading No wave broke in foam upon the surface of the sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the sky, laden with clouds low and heavy, deformed and tattered, lightning flashed every now and then, followed by muffled rolls of thunder.
