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Chapter I
It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things. Trouble was, it worked too well! "You see my problem, Professor?" Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide. I saw his problem and it was warmly embarrassing.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Trouble was, it worked too well!”
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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 It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw his problem and it was warmly embarrassing.
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From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
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From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
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From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
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From this reading I saw his problem and it was warmly embarrassing.
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From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
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From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
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From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw his problem and it was warmly embarrassing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
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From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
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From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You see my problem, Professor?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
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From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
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From this reading "You see my problem, Professor?"
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From this reading "You see my problem, Professor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
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From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
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From this reading I saw his problem and it was warmly embarrassing.
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From this reading "You see my problem, Professor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
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From this reading Trouble was, it worked too well!
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From this reading Trouble was, it worked too well!
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From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
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From this reading I saw his problem and it was warmly embarrassing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just a little black box, useful for getting rid of things.
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From this reading Trouble was, it worked too well!
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From this reading Tony Carmen held his pinkly manicured, flashily ringed hands wide.
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From this reading Trouble was, it worked too well!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see my problem, Professor?"
