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Chapter V
With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings. While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down. In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls. Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task. A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.”
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading “With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.”
during the time that
From this reading “While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.”
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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 With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
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From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
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From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
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From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
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From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
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From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
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From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
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From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
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From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A careless maneuver, and the biplane might be dislodged and brush them into space.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carefully Tim pushed the big gray bird along while the men on the wing hurried to complete their task.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the cockpit of the big ship Tim was fighting with his controls.
during the time that
From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading While Dugan nursed his motor carefully and kept his ship plastered tight against the wing of the tri-motor, the other two lashed the little biplane down.
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From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a shout, Ralph and Bennett swarmed out of the cabin and onto the wings.
