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THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay. They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life.... The death of the child. For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise. The parents grieved.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....”
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading “The parents grieved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.”
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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 ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
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From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
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From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
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From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
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From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
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From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
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From this reading The death of the child.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
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From this reading The death of the child.
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From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
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From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
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From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading The parents grieved.
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From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
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From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
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From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
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From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
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From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
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From this reading The parents grieved.
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From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
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From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
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From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
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From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a time that made of existence a cruel buffet, a sore bruise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ISLET THIS was a small island or cay.
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From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
in the company of; together with
From this reading They found water and they found fruit and cassava, and with these and a shelter of boughs and leaves of the little palm they raised again the flag of life....
