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Chapter VI
"Commonplace," he murmured. At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes. "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm. "This is indeed luck. We will get out here, Whatson, and test the matter."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We will get out here, Whatson, and test the matter."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
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From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
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From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
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From this reading "Commonplace," he murmured.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
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From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
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From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
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From this reading We will get out here, Whatson, and test the matter."
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From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Commonplace," he murmured.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We will get out here, Whatson, and test the matter."
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From this reading "This is indeed luck.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is indeed luck.
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From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
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From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
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From this reading "This is indeed luck.
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From this reading We will get out here, Whatson, and test the matter."
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From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
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From this reading "Commonplace," he murmured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
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From this reading We will get out here, Whatson, and test the matter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
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From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
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From this reading We will get out here, Whatson, and test the matter."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
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From this reading We will get out here, Whatson, and test the matter."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At this moment the whistle sounded shrilly, and we felt the grind of the air-brakes.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will get out here, Whatson, and test the matter."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The Pegram signal again," cried Kombs, with something almost like enthusiasm.
