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It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a.... Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white. It was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again. It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea. Mooney blew on his hands and frowned at the window.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again.”
for the reason that
From this reading “It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Mooney blew on his hands and frowned at the window.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.”
during the time that
From this reading “It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....”
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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 It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again.
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
for the reason that
From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading Mooney blew on his hands and frowned at the window.
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From this reading It was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading It was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
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From this reading It was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again.
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From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
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From this reading Mooney blew on his hands and frowned at the window.
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From this reading It was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mooney blew on his hands and frowned at the window.
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
not any; not one
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mooney blew on his hands and frowned at the window.
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a sudden, bright, cold flare and it was gone again.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.
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From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
during the time that
From this reading It wasn't fair--a smart but luckless man like Mooney had to scrounge, while Harse always made out just because he had a....
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From this reading Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.
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From this reading Mooney looked out of his window, and the sky was white.
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From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had no more features than a fog, at least not through the window that was showered with snow and patterned with spray from the windy sea.
