This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
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Chapter XVII
This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others. In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded. Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry. Add to that the powder, pork, and bread-bags. The gunwale was lipping astern.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.”
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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 In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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From this reading Add to that the powder, pork, and bread-bags.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
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From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
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From this reading The gunwale was lipping astern.
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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From this reading Add to that the powder, pork, and bread-bags.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
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From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
the upper edge of a boat’s side
From this reading The gunwale was lipping astern.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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From this reading The gunwale was lipping astern.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
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From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
above and across; more than
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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From this reading Add to that the powder, pork, and bread-bags.
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From this reading Add to that the powder, pork, and bread-bags.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
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From this reading Five grown men, and three of them--Trelawney, Redruth, and the captain--over six feet high, was already more than she was meant to carry.
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From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This fifth trip was quite different from any of the others.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the first place, the little gallipot of a boat that we were in was gravely overloaded.
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Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
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