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Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb. His hands clenched and slowly unclenched. He set himself to speak. Just then a phone-light blinked. Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He set himself to speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He set himself to speak.”
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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 Just then a phone-light blinked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
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From this reading Just then a phone-light blinked.
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From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
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From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
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From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
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From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
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From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
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From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He set himself to speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
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From this reading Just then a phone-light blinked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just then a phone-light blinked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set himself to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set himself to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just then a phone-light blinked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He set himself to speak.
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From this reading His hands clenched and slowly unclenched.
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From this reading Moe Brimstine snatched it up, obviously prepared to roar out a rebuke and slam it down.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
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From this reading Greeley looked as if he wished he were deaf and dumb.
