Chapter III
Haarland asked: “Ross?” “Yes, sir,” Marconi said. There was tension in his voice and attitude. “Do you want me to stay, sir?” Haarland growled: “Good God, no.
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Haarland
asked:
“Ross?”
“Yes,
sir,”
Marconi
said.
There
was
tension
in
his
voice
and
attitude.
“Do
you
want
me
to
stay,
sir?”
Haarland
growled:
“Good
God,
no.
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Line 1
Haarland
asked:
“Ross?”
Line 2
“Yes,
sir,”
Marconi
said.
Line 3
There
was
tension
in
his
voice
and
attitude.
Line 4
“Do
you
want
me
to
stay,
sir?”
Line 5
Haarland
growled:
“Good
God,
no.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Haarland asked: “Ross?””
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Haarland growled: “Good God, no.”
Growled
noun
US /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Haarland growled: “Good God, no.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was tension in his voice and attitude.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haarland asked: “Ross?”
attitude
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From this reading There was tension in his voice and attitude.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you want me to stay, sir?”
God
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From this reading Haarland growled: “Good God, no.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Haarland growled: “Good God, no.
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Haarland growled: “Good God, no.
Haarland
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From this reading Haarland asked: “Ross?”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was tension in his voice and attitude.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was tension in his voice and attitude.
Marconi
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From this reading “Yes, sir,” Marconi said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you want me to stay, sir?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Haarland growled: “Good God, no.
Ross
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From this reading Haarland asked: “Ross?”
said
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From this reading “Yes, sir,” Marconi said.
sir
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From this reading “Yes, sir,” Marconi said.
stay
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tension
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From this reading There was tension in his voice and attitude.
There
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From this reading There was tension in his voice and attitude.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Do you want me to stay, sir?”
voice
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From this reading There was tension in his voice and attitude.
want
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From this reading “Do you want me to stay, sir?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was tension in his voice and attitude.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, sir,” Marconi said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you want me to stay, sir?”