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Chapter XIII
At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river. An extra passenger was on board. Whence came this Torres? No one exactly knew. Where was he going to?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one exactly knew.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Whence came this Torres?”
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An extra passenger was on board.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
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From this reading An extra passenger was on board.
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
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From this reading Whence came this Torres?
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
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From this reading No one exactly knew.
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From this reading An extra passenger was on board.
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From this reading Where was he going to?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where was he going to?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
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From this reading No one exactly knew.
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
not any; not one
From this reading No one exactly knew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one exactly knew.
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From this reading An extra passenger was on board.
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
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From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Whence came this Torres?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where was he going to?
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From this reading Whence came this Torres?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An extra passenger was on board.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At daybreak on the morrow, the 27th of June, the cables were cast off, and the raft continued its journey down the river.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Whence came this Torres?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was he going to?
