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Chapter VIII
Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them. Drills drilled and torches burned and hammers hammered. Small diesels rumbled. Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute. Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.”
for each
From this reading “Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.”
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading “Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.”
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Drills drilled and torches burned and hammers hammered.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Small diesels rumbled.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Drills drilled and torches burned and hammers hammered.
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From this reading Drills drilled and torches burned and hammers hammered.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Drills drilled and torches burned and hammers hammered.
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From this reading Drills drilled and torches burned and hammers hammered.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
for each
From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Small diesels rumbled.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
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From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Small diesels rumbled.
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading Disk saws cut metal like butter by the seemingly impractical method of spinning at 20,000 revolutions per minute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Drills drilled and torches burned and hammers hammered.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Convoys of motor busses rolled out from Bootstrap at change-shift time, and there were again Security men at every doorway, moving continually about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
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From this reading Then they began to be turned out at the rate of two a day, and all the vast expanse of the Shed resounded with the work on them.
