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Chapter V
Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life. The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power. Someone must keep the fire hot. Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch. "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Someone must keep the fire hot.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone must keep the fire hot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.”
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From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
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From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
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From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
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From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
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From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
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From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
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From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
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From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
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From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
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From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
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From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
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From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
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From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
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From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
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From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
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From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
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From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
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From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone must keep the fire hot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
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From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
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From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
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From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
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From this reading Henshaw glanced anxiously at his watch.
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From this reading The needle on the steam gauge wavered and started down as the 1064 made its heavy demands for power.
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From this reading "We're right on the dot now," he shouted at Tim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tim was used to sudden shocks but the one of turning to look for the fireman and finding him gone was one that would remain with him through life.
