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Chapter XXXI
GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION "Look! Look!" cried the crowd, again and again. And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings. It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface. Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look!" cried the crowd, again and again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look!" cried the crowd, again and again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION "Look!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION "Look!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.”
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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 It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
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From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look!" cried the crowd, again and again.
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From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Look!" cried the crowd, again and again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
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From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
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From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
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From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION "Look!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look!" cried the crowd, again and again.
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From this reading Look!" cried the crowd, again and again.
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From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
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From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
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From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
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From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION "Look!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION "Look!
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From this reading GOOD NEWS--CONCLUSION "Look!
not any; not one
From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
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From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
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From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
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From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
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From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look!" cried the crowd, again and again.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
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From this reading Thus the inventor came down so slowly that he was not in the slightest danger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It acted exactly as a parachute, the air catching under the curved surface.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
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From this reading And there was no small cause for wonder; for, though the inventor was falling to earth, he had hold of one of the immense bat-like wings.
