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Chapter VI
Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove. Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field. Frank kept up the study of aviation with surprising earnestness. He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors. Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.”
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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 Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Frank kept up the study of aviation with surprising earnestness.
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From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
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From this reading Frank kept up the study of aviation with surprising earnestness.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
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From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
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From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
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From this reading Frank kept up the study of aviation with surprising earnestness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
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From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Frank kept up the study of aviation with surprising earnestness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
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From this reading Frank kept up the study of aviation with surprising earnestness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
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From this reading Frank kept up the study of aviation with surprising earnestness.
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From this reading Of course his father forbade long or very high flights, but Frank soon was able to execute any of the simpler stunts that make the air so thrilling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had a special gift for it and was really a source of great pride to his instructors.
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From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
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From this reading Jardin left the following week and the two boys tried to settle down into the old groove.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bill spent a great deal of time with Frank, watching the manoeuvers on the Field.
