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Chapter XXV
THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches. When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them. A man was lying in the boat. Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other. The boatman seeing him coming raised his oar.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boatman seeing him coming raised his oar.”
in the direction of
From this reading “THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.”
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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 When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
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From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
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From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
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From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
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From this reading The boatman seeing him coming raised his oar.
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From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
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From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
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From this reading The boatman seeing him coming raised his oar.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
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From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
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From this reading Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.
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From this reading Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A man was lying in the boat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
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From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man was lying in the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man was lying in the boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
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From this reading The boatman seeing him coming raised his oar.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boatman seeing him coming raised his oar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boatman seeing him coming raised his oar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
in the direction of
From this reading THE EXECUTOR Benedict had jumped into the Main on the left side of the bridge; the current carried him towards the arches.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man was lying in the boat.
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From this reading Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.
at the time that
From this reading When he came to the surface he looked round him and saw a boat moored to one of them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Benedict swam towards him with one hand, holding his rifle above the water with the other.
