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Chapter III
The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming. Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren. Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil. "Go up to the control turret," I shouted at Green. I dashed into the corridor.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil.”
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Go up to the control turret," I shouted at Green.”
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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 The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
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From this reading "Go up to the control turret," I shouted at Green.
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From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
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From this reading I dashed into the corridor.
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From this reading Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
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From this reading Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil.
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From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
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From this reading "Go up to the control turret," I shouted at Green.
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From this reading "Go up to the control turret," I shouted at Green.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Go up to the control turret," I shouted at Green.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I dashed into the corridor.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil.
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From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
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From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
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From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
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From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Go up to the control turret," I shouted at Green.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
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From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Go up to the control turret," I shouted at Green.
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From this reading Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
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From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
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From this reading Then from up at the turret, Mackensie turned on the vessel's distress siren.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
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From this reading Its shrill, dismal electrical whine sounded above the turmoil.
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From this reading The passengers were shouting now; from a nearby corridor entrance women were screaming.
