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Chapter VIII
This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water. And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes. There was a sound of breaking water. The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle. She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.”
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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 was a sound of breaking water.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
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From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
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From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
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From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
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From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
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From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
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From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
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From this reading There was a sound of breaking water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
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From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
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From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
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From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
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From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
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From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
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From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
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From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
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From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
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From this reading There was a sound of breaking water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
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From this reading There was a sound of breaking water.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
up to a particular time
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
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From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
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From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she was not going to have it broken by Villiers’ American jokes.
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From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
in or at the place that
From this reading The boatman drew away, and pointed across to where a _canoa_, a native sailing-boat, was lying at an angle.
which person or people
From this reading This kind of frail, pure sympathy she felt at the moment between herself and the boatman, between herself and the man who had spoken from the water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had run aground in a wind, and now must wait till another wind would carry her off the submerged bank again.
