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Chapter XXVI
SEVEN DAYS LATER. _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution. We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so. Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments. Threats, defiance, insult—to these we became accustomed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “_The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Threats, defiance, insult—to these we became accustomed.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “_The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.”
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From this reading Threats, defiance, insult—to these we became accustomed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
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From this reading Threats, defiance, insult—to these we became accustomed.
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From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
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From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
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From this reading SEVEN DAYS LATER.
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From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
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From this reading Threats, defiance, insult—to these we became accustomed.
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From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
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From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
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From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
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From this reading Threats, defiance, insult—to these we became accustomed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading SEVEN DAYS LATER.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
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From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
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From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading SEVEN DAYS LATER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Threats, defiance, insult—to these we became accustomed.
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From this reading Threats, defiance, insult—to these we became accustomed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
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From this reading Incessantly now the messages passed from our deck to hers by way of her flags and instruments.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had pledged ourselves to harass the Diamond Ship by night and day, and bravely had we done so.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _The Rogues Fall Out._ There is much of which my log might speak to tell the history of the seven days which followed upon our resolution.
