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WHAT MR. MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS. Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days. IN THE FISHERIES BUILDING. “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.””
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.””
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ““We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.”
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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 Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
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From this reading IN THE FISHERIES BUILDING.
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From this reading MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
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From this reading IN THE FISHERIES BUILDING.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.
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From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
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From this reading MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.
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From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
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From this reading WHAT MR.
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From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARLOWE FOUND TO TAKE HOME IN THE STATE BUILDINGS.
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From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
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From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stories of Puget Sound Indians, Selected old Story of “The Devil and Tom Walker,” A Folk-Lore Story of Old Rhode Island Days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are now walking in the sea,” said Mr. Marlowe, as the trio moved along the Fisheries Building; “the inhabitants of the waters are around us on every hand.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT MR.
