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Chapter X
ON THE DESERT ISLAND--TODDIE'S ADVENTURE ON THE CLIFF--THE BONFIRE. What a gladsome, joyous morning! And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank! Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing. In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a gladsome, joyous morning!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!”
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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 What a gladsome, joyous morning!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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From this reading ON THE DESERT ISLAND--TODDIE'S ADVENTURE ON THE CLIFF--THE BONFIRE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading ON THE DESERT ISLAND--TODDIE'S ADVENTURE ON THE CLIFF--THE BONFIRE.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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From this reading ON THE DESERT ISLAND--TODDIE'S ADVENTURE ON THE CLIFF--THE BONFIRE.
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From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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From this reading ON THE DESERT ISLAND--TODDIE'S ADVENTURE ON THE CLIFF--THE BONFIRE.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
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From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
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From this reading What a gladsome, joyous morning!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
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From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
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From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading ON THE DESERT ISLAND--TODDIE'S ADVENTURE ON THE CLIFF--THE BONFIRE.
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From this reading What a gladsome, joyous morning!
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From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a gladsome, joyous morning!
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From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE DESERT ISLAND--TODDIE'S ADVENTURE ON THE CLIFF--THE BONFIRE.
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE DESERT ISLAND--TODDIE'S ADVENTURE ON THE CLIFF--THE BONFIRE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In about five and a half seconds, as nearly as I can judge, they were both on deck rubbing their eyes and looking about them.
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
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From this reading ON THE DESERT ISLAND--TODDIE'S ADVENTURE ON THE CLIFF--THE BONFIRE.
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From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And how brimful of health and happiness were those two lads, Fred and Frank!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a gladsome, joyous morning!
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From this reading Both seemed to wake at once; then they looked in each other's faces, blinked a little in that yellow ray of sunshine, then burst out laughing.
