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I have done with frivolity. This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door. ‘There’s a ship ashore at Shaltigoe!’ As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain. I got up, dressed, and went out.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have done with frivolity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have done with frivolity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘There’s a ship ashore at Shaltigoe!’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I got up, dressed, and went out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.”
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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 ‘There’s a ship ashore at Shaltigoe!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
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From this reading ‘There’s a ship ashore at Shaltigoe!’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
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From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have done with frivolity.
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From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
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From this reading I got up, dressed, and went out.
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From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
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From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
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From this reading I have done with frivolity.
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From this reading I got up, dressed, and went out.
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From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have done with frivolity.
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From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have done with frivolity.
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From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
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From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
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From this reading I got up, dressed, and went out.
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From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
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From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘There’s a ship ashore at Shaltigoe!’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘There’s a ship ashore at Shaltigoe!’
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From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
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From this reading ‘There’s a ship ashore at Shaltigoe!’
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
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From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
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From this reading I got up, dressed, and went out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This morning I was awakened by Mrs. S. at the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got up, dressed, and went out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As my senses slowly flooded, I heard the whistling and the roaring of wind, and the lashing of gust-blown and uncertain flaws of rain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have done with frivolity.
