CHAPTER IV NED LAND Captain Farragut was a good seaman, worthy of the frigate he commanded.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues. I woke first. My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner. Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear. I then began an attentive examination of our cell.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I then began an attentive examination of our cell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
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From this reading I then began an attentive examination of our cell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I then began an attentive examination of our cell.
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From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading I then began an attentive examination of our cell.
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From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
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From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
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From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading I then began an attentive examination of our cell.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I woke first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
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From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
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From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
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From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I then began an attentive examination of our cell.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
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From this reading Hardly roused from my somewhat hard couch, I felt my brain freed, my mind clear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
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From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
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From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
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From this reading I then began an attentive examination of our cell.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading NED LAND’S TEMPERS How long we slept I do not know; but our sleep must have lasted long, for it rested us completely from our fatigues.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My companions had not moved, and were still stretched in their corner.
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From this reading I woke first.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of CHAPTER IV?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "CHAPTER IV...", what tone does the author establish?
