binoculars - a device used to see objects far away
UFO - unidentified flying object (alien spaceship)
What the hell is going on? - What is happening?
fin - wing-like structure of a creature that lives in the sea
1, failed to comprehend
2, under the impression
3, get straight to the point
4, It goes without saying
5, taken somebody's word for it
6, I don’t get it
The vowels (a, e, i, o, u) have been taken out (unless the word begins with a vowel). Read the definition and guess the word in bold.
1, swtchd off - turned off
2, accrt - precise
3, brz - a light wind
4, srrndd - were on all sides
5, dcrsng - less and less
6, cmpsd of - made up of
7, drknng - losing light
8, ignrd - did not look at or speak to
9, incrdbl - hard to believe
10, Srly - of course, obviously
1, failed to comprehend
Pierre Lafayette failed to comprehend why the five naval officers had to be present - they seemed of little or no use whatsoever.
2, under the impression
On the other hand, Pierre was under the impression that the admiral was not convinced of all this alien business.
3, get straight to the point (see 4)
4, It goes without saying
I just want to say something, and I’ll get straight to the point. It goes without saying that failure to see or make contact with any alien life forms is just going to make a fool out of the US Navy.
5, taken somebody's word for it
He was conscious of the fact that the US Navy had taken his word for all this.
6, I don’t get it
Four minutes, Captain! It’s incredible! There’s nothing that can travel that speed under water! I… I don’t get it!
1, switched off
2, accurate
3, breeze
4, surrounded
5, decreasing
6, composed of
7, darkening
8, ignored
9, incredible
10, Surely
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