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Chapter II
Joe reached to the maneuver controls. He should have been sweating. His hands, perhaps, should have quivered with tension. But he was too much worried about too many things. Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But he was too much worried about too many things.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He should have been sweating.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His hands, perhaps, should have quivered with tension.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He should have been sweating.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His hands, perhaps, should have quivered with tension.”
during the time that
From this reading “Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.”
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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 Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But he was too much worried about too many things.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
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From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He should have been sweating.
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From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was too much worried about too many things.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
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From this reading Joe reached to the maneuver controls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
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From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
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From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands, perhaps, should have quivered with tension.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He should have been sweating.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He should have been sweating.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands, perhaps, should have quivered with tension.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
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From this reading Joe reached to the maneuver controls.
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From this reading Joe reached to the maneuver controls.
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From this reading But he was too much worried about too many things.
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From this reading But he was too much worried about too many things.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
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From this reading His hands, perhaps, should have quivered with tension.
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From this reading His hands, perhaps, should have quivered with tension.
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From this reading Joe reached to the maneuver controls.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He should have been sweating.
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From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
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From this reading He should have been sweating.
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From this reading His hands, perhaps, should have quivered with tension.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe reached to the maneuver controls.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
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From this reading But he was too much worried about too many things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe reached to the maneuver controls.
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From this reading But he was too much worried about too many things.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was too much worried about too many things.
during the time that
From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His hands, perhaps, should have quivered with tension.
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From this reading But he was too much worried about too many things.
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From this reading Nobody can strike an attitude or go into a blue funk while they are worrying about things to be done.
