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Chapter VII
There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it. Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall. There was no force to the impact. Keller made an interested noise. When eyes turned to him, he pointed to a dial.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.”
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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 There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Keller made an interested noise.
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From this reading Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.
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From this reading Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.
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From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
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From this reading When eyes turned to him, he pointed to a dial.
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From this reading Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.
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From this reading When eyes turned to him, he pointed to a dial.
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From this reading There was no force to the impact.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When eyes turned to him, he pointed to a dial.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When eyes turned to him, he pointed to a dial.
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From this reading There was no force to the impact.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
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From this reading Keller made an interested noise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
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From this reading Keller made an interested noise.
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From this reading Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.
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From this reading Keller made an interested noise.
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From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no force to the impact.
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From this reading Keller made an interested noise.
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From this reading Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
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From this reading When eyes turned to him, he pointed to a dial.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
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From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
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From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
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From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no force to the impact.
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From this reading Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.
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From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
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From this reading When eyes turned to him, he pointed to a dial.
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From this reading Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
at the time that
From this reading When eyes turned to him, he pointed to a dial.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a tiny shock; in a minute, trivial contact of the ship with something outside it.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Drifting within the now brightly lighted bore, it had touched the wall.
