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Chapter XVII
A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up. "They sent that much in code and I got it all right. Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me. Repeated it three times. Very little space in between.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Very little space in between.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Very little space in between.”
involved with or connected to
From this reading “Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Repeated it three times.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They sent that much in code and I got it all right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.”
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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 A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
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From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Very little space in between.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
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From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
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From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
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From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very little space in between.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
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From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
involved with or connected to
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
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From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
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From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Repeated it three times.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
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From this reading Very little space in between.
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From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
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From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They sent that much in code and I got it all right.
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From this reading Repeated it three times.
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From this reading Repeated it three times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very little space in between.
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From this reading A BLINDING FLASH OF LIGHT "It's an S. O. S.," screamed Joe at the top of his voice, as Curlie came hurrying up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then they tried to tell me their troubles and all I got was a mumble and grumble mixed with static, which meant nothing at all to me.
