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Chapter XXV
SINKING OF THE IVAN II. "We shall be killed!" Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse. It was a moment to act, not to think. By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"We shall be killed!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a moment to act, not to think.”
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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 was a moment to act, not to think.
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From this reading It was a moment to act, not to think.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We shall be killed!"
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading SINKING OF THE IVAN II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a moment to act, not to think.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading SINKING OF THE IVAN II.
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From this reading "We shall be killed!"
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From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading It was a moment to act, not to think.
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From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a moment to act, not to think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SINKING OF THE IVAN II.
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From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
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From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall be killed!"
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From this reading SINKING OF THE IVAN II.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
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From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By instinct more than reason Oscar leaped forward and caught the bomb in his hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SINKING OF THE IVAN II.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a moment to act, not to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a moment to act, not to think.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall be killed!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Such was the cry which came from the lips of Andy Greggs as he stared in helpless horror at the bomb, and its smoking fuse.
