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Chapter III
CUCKOO! Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress. Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle. Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering. Nobody attempted to read; nobody touched the cards again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nobody attempted to read; nobody touched the cards again.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody attempted to read; nobody touched the cards again.”
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading “Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.”
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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 Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nobody attempted to read; nobody touched the cards again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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From this reading Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.
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From this reading Nobody attempted to read; nobody touched the cards again.
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From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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From this reading Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.
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From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
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From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
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From this reading Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.
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From this reading Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.
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From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
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From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.
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From this reading Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody attempted to read; nobody touched the cards again.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
above and across; more than
From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
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From this reading Nobody attempted to read; nobody touched the cards again.
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From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
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From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
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From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
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From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flint took up the cards, looked at Gary, then flung them aside, muttering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobody attempted to read; nobody touched the cards again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carfax, on duty, sat hunched up over the telephone, reporting to the fortress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gray came in, closed the wooden shutters, hung blankets over them, lighted an oil stove and then a candle.
