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Chapter XIX
The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night. A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore. And this was home for the passengers. A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board. The men stood with their backs to him, legs apart.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The men stood with their backs to him, legs apart.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.”
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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 The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading The men stood with their backs to him, legs apart.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading The men stood with their backs to him, legs apart.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
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From this reading A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.
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From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And this was home for the passengers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The men stood with their backs to him, legs apart.
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From this reading And this was home for the passengers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading The men stood with their backs to him, legs apart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men stood with their backs to him, legs apart.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading And this was home for the passengers.
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From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
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From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
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From this reading A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.
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From this reading A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The men stood with their backs to him, legs apart.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men stood with their backs to him, legs apart.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was home for the passengers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
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From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.
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From this reading A short man with trousers rolled up came to carry the people on board.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A lamp was burning under the wooden roof; one looked in, from the shore.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
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From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The big, wide, flat-bottomed canoe, with her wooden awning and her one straight mast lay black, a few yards out, in the dark night.
