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Chapter I
_He held the future of the world in his numbed hands. And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis. He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness. _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly. He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
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in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “_The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “_He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.”
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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 He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
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From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
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From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
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From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
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From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
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From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
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From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
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From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
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From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
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From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
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From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
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From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
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From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The first man in space_, he thought bitterly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
in the direction of
From this reading He found himself looking toward the observation port, staring at stars and blackness.
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From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
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From this reading He unstrapped himself from the acceleration seat, feeling a little wobbly in free fall.
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From this reading And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble._ Tom woke slowly, his mind groping back through the hypnosis.
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From this reading _He held the future of the world in his numbed hands.
