As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
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As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down. “Now,” said he, “there’s your friends, sure enough.” “Far more likely it’s the mutineers,” I answered. “That!” he cried.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.”
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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 As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Far more likely it’s the mutineers,” I answered.
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From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
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From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
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From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading he cried.
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From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
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From this reading “Now,” said he, “there’s your friends, sure enough.”
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From this reading “Far more likely it’s the mutineers,” I answered.
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From this reading “Now,” said he, “there’s your friends, sure enough.”
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From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
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From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Far more likely it’s the mutineers,” I answered.
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From this reading “Far more likely it’s the mutineers,” I answered.
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From this reading “Far more likely it’s the mutineers,” I answered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
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From this reading “Far more likely it’s the mutineers,” I answered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Far more likely it’s the mutineers,” I answered.
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From this reading “Now,” said he, “there’s your friends, sure enough.”
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From this reading “Now,” said he, “there’s your friends, sure enough.”
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From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now,” said he, “there’s your friends, sure enough.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
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From this reading “Now,” said he, “there’s your friends, sure enough.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now,” said he, “there’s your friends, sure enough.”
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