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Chapter IV
ALONE. The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal. Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word. The same silence reigned in the vessel. No cry from the child to the men--no farewell from the men to the child.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALONE.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The same silence reigned in the vessel.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The same silence reigned in the vessel.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.”
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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 Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE.
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From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
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From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
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From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
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From this reading No cry from the child to the men--no farewell from the men to the child.
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From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
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From this reading No cry from the child to the men--no farewell from the men to the child.
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From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No cry from the child to the men--no farewell from the men to the child.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The same silence reigned in the vessel.
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From this reading No cry from the child to the men--no farewell from the men to the child.
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From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
not any; not one
From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
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From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
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From this reading The same silence reigned in the vessel.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
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From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same silence reigned in the vessel.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The same silence reigned in the vessel.
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From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No cry from the child to the men--no farewell from the men to the child.
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From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
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From this reading The same silence reigned in the vessel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The child remained motionless on the rock, with his eyes fixed--no calling out, no appeal.
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From this reading Though this was unexpected by him, he spoke not a word.
