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7.5
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
arm
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
back
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
badge
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
blocked
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From this reading The gangway was blocked up with wreckage.
bodies
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
casings
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
crawl
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
crawled
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
crumpled
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
darted
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
dashed
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
deck
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down
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
eyes
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
face
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
fallen
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
fell
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
fired
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
fo'c'stle
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
funnel
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
gangway
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From this reading The gangway was blocked up with wreckage.
gap
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
get
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
gun
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
hole
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
just
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
kept
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
kill
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
lay
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
nearly
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
noticed
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
out
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
place
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
port
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
ran
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
saw
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
second
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
Several
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
Shadow's
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
side
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
sighting-hood
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
signalman's
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
sleeve
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
smoke
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
sticking
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From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
thunder-clap
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
try
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From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
turret
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I kept my eyes down and dashed through the smoke to try and get under the fo’c’stle and nearly fell through a hole in the deck.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Several bodies lay underneath it, and I saw one arm sticking out, a signalman’s badge on the sleeve.
uneven
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
up
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From this reading The gangway was blocked up with wreckage.
very
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From this reading I crawled under it, noticed that the 7.5 turret next to ours seemed out of place and the deck very uneven, saw the Shadow’s face in the sighting-hood of the second 7.5 turret just as his gun fired, and darted between the funnel casings to the port side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gangway was blocked up with wreckage.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The gangway was blocked up with wreckage.
wondering
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From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I ran back and had to crawl under the fallen funnel, through a gap where it had crumpled up, wondering when that next thunder-clap would come and kill me.
wreckage
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From this reading The gangway was blocked up with wreckage.
