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Chapter XXVIII
COULD HE BE----DEAD? Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was. Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them. And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage. "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “COULD HE BE----DEAD?”
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “COULD HE BE----DEAD?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Frank," said Fred that same morning:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Frank," said Fred that same morning:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.”
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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 Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading COULD HE BE----DEAD?
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From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading COULD HE BE----DEAD?
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading COULD HE BE----DEAD?
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From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
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From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
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From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading COULD HE BE----DEAD?
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
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From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Frank," said Fred that same morning:
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From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gone the _Resolute_ most assuredly was.
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From this reading Hardly a timber of the old craft was left together, only a portion of the hull and some dark skeleton ribs pointing skywards through the white chaos of surf that boiled and swirled around them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
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From this reading And the beach on both sides was strewed with wreckage.
