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Chapter II
"What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice. "Little over a hundred pounds," Bending said. Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes. "May I ask where you're getting power like that?" "Sure.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Little over a hundred pounds," Bending said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"May I ask where you're getting power like that?"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Little over a hundred pounds," Bending said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure.”
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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 does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
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From this reading "May I ask where you're getting power like that?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.
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From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
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From this reading "Little over a hundred pounds," Bending said.
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From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
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From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
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From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
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From this reading "May I ask where you're getting power like that?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
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From this reading "Little over a hundred pounds," Bending said.
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From this reading "What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I ask where you're getting power like that?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.
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From this reading "May I ask where you're getting power like that?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Little over a hundred pounds," Bending said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I ask where you're getting power like that?"
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From this reading "What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Little over a hundred pounds," Bending said.
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From this reading "Little over a hundred pounds," Bending said.
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From this reading "May I ask where you're getting power like that?"
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From this reading "Little over a hundred pounds," Bending said.
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From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "May I ask where you're getting power like that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
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From this reading Olcott tore his eyes away from the fantastic little box and looked into Sam Bending's eyes.
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From this reading "What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.
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From this reading "What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does it weigh?" asked Olcott, in a hushed voice.
in or at the place that
From this reading "May I ask where you're getting power like that?"
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From this reading "May I ask where you're getting power like that?"
