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Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy. And you're allowed only one mistake--your last! My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me. I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it. The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.”
later than; following
From this reading “Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.”
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From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
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From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
later than; following
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
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From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
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From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
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From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
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From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
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From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
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From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
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From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
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From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
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From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
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From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
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From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
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From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
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From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
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From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
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From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The enemy ship was doing sixteen, possibly even sixteen and a half.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
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From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
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From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
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From this reading I switched the velocity calculator on him as fast as I could reach it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
at the time that
From this reading My radar picked him up when he was about five hundred miles to my north-northeast and about forty-five miles above me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Flying at 1600 m.p.h. you act with split-second timing after you sight the enemy.
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From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you're allowed only one mistake--your last!
