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_The aliens' invasion plan was logical. To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake. Go to sleep!" "Sleep?" Mr. Gertz mocked her speech.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.”
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From this reading _The aliens' invasion plan was logical.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
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From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
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From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
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From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
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From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
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From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
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From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
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From this reading Go to sleep!"
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From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Gertz mocked her speech.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The aliens' invasion plan was logical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The aliens' invasion plan was logical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Gertz mocked her speech.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The aliens' invasion plan was logical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go to sleep!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Gertz mocked her speech.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The aliens' invasion plan was logical.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The aliens' invasion plan was logical.
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From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
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From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To conquer Man, they reasoned, you start with Baby and work up._ Mr. Gertz slapped his forehead in vexation, and his wife, Emma, shifted in their double bed and said: "Louie, for heaven's sake.
