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Which of these authors wrote a story that revolved around a captains underwater adventures with his crew and a sub marine long before the submarine was actually invented

What does breathless mean in the following sentence? after elizabeth won the race, she was breathless with excitement. a. was about to faint b. was not able to breathe c. was at the finish line d. was not excited

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