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Chapter XIV
Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight. Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin. Eddie enjoyed the trip in a subdued way. He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind. It would do no good to worry.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would do no good to worry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would do no good to worry.”
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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 Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
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From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
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From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
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From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
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From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It would do no good to worry.
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From this reading Eddie enjoyed the trip in a subdued way.
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From this reading Eddie enjoyed the trip in a subdued way.
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From this reading Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight.
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From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
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From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
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From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
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From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
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From this reading Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would do no good to worry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight.
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From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would do no good to worry.
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From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight.
not any; not one
From this reading It would do no good to worry.
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From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
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From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ernest’s plane had never made a prettier flight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
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From this reading Eddie enjoyed the trip in a subdued way.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been through so many shocks since awaking and had had so many hairbreadth escapes that he put Fatty and his fate out of his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would do no good to worry.
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From this reading Eddie enjoyed the trip in a subdued way.
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From this reading Eddie enjoyed the trip in a subdued way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everything looked clear as crystal in the light of morning, and the occasional clouds through which they sailed were fleecy and thin.
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From this reading It would do no good to worry.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would do no good to worry.
