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Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars. Now Murph had promised him a ride.... Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer. To Pete it was all the promise in the world distilled into a pointed black glass bottle. But to the women in the cottage....
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.”
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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 Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
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From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
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From this reading To Pete it was all the promise in the world distilled into a pointed black glass bottle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
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From this reading To Pete it was all the promise in the world distilled into a pointed black glass bottle.
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From this reading To Pete it was all the promise in the world distilled into a pointed black glass bottle.
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to the women in the cottage....
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
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From this reading To Pete it was all the promise in the world distilled into a pointed black glass bottle.
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now Murph had promised him a ride....
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To Pete it was all the promise in the world distilled into a pointed black glass bottle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
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From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Murph had promised him a ride....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Pete it was all the promise in the world distilled into a pointed black glass bottle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Pete it was all the promise in the world distilled into a pointed black glass bottle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Murph had promised him a ride....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Murph had promised him a ride....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
in the direction of
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Careful to keep trees and bushes between himself and the cottage, the boy legged it across the fields toward the glass rocket poised in Johnson's pasture, glittering and slim like a dark, slender dancer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Murph was a man to be admired, Pete knew, for Murph had a silver rocket and a passport to the stars.
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From this reading But to the women in the cottage....
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From this reading To Pete it was all the promise in the world distilled into a pointed black glass bottle.
