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Chapter XXV
Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them. When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders. “An underwater tunnel!” he exclaimed. “A connection between two seas! Who ever heard of such malarkey!”
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading ““A connection between two seas!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who ever heard of such malarkey!””
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.”
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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 “A connection between two seas!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An underwater tunnel!” he exclaimed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
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From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “A connection between two seas!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
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From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
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From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
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From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
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From this reading “A connection between two seas!
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From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
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From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
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From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who ever heard of such malarkey!”
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From this reading “An underwater tunnel!” he exclaimed.
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From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “An underwater tunnel!” he exclaimed.
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From this reading Who ever heard of such malarkey!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
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From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
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From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
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From this reading Who ever heard of such malarkey!”
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From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
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From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A connection between two seas!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
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From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Who ever heard of such malarkey!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arabian Tunnel THE SAME DAY, I reported to Conseil and Ned Land that part of the foregoing conversation directly concerning them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An underwater tunnel!” he exclaimed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
at the time that
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
which person or people
From this reading Who ever heard of such malarkey!”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
