Chapter VIII
THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa? Hulloa? Hulloa? Hulloa, Croydon? Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
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Chapter VIII
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THE
GREAT
INTRIGUE
“Hulloa?
Hulloa?
Hulloa?
Hulloa,
Croydon?
Brussels
calling!”
cried
Geoffrey
Falconer
one
afternoon
over
the
wireless
telephone
at
the
aerodrome
just
outside
Brussels.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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THE
GREAT
INTRIGUE
“Hulloa?
Line 2
Hulloa?
Line 3
Hulloa?
Line 4
Hulloa,
Croydon?
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Brussels
calling!”
cried
Geoffrey
Falconer
one
afternoon
over
the
wireless
telephone
at
the
aerodrome
just
outside
Brussels.
Learner Dictionary
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Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
GREAT
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.”
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aerodrome
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From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
Brussels
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From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
calling
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From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
Croydon
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From this reading Hulloa, Croydon?
Falconer
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From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
Geoffrey
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From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?
Hulloa
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From this reading THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?
INTRIGUE
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From this reading THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?
just
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From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
telephone
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From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT INTRIGUE “Hulloa?
wireless
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From this reading Brussels calling!” cried Geoffrey Falconer one afternoon over the wireless telephone at the aerodrome just outside Brussels.