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Chapter V
Preparations for my first voyage. The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail. Description of port No Man’s Port. How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer. Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Preparations for my first voyage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.”
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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 Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
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From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
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From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
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From this reading Description of port No Man’s Port.
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From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
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From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
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From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
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From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
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From this reading Description of port No Man’s Port.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
not any; not one
From this reading Description of port No Man’s Port.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Description of port No Man’s Port.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
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From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
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From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
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From this reading Preparations for my first voyage.
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From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The elder Baron selects the port from which I am to sail.
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From this reading How I escaped its quicksands, Whirlpool and Thor’s Hammer.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Becalmed on the Southern Seas, I rescue my ship in a wonderful way.
