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ACE BOOKS, INC. 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y. The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year. They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth. Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.”
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From this reading “ACE BOOKS, INC.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!”
one or the other of two
From this reading “They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!”
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
one or the other of two
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
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From this reading ACE BOOKS, INC.
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From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
above and across; more than
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
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From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
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From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
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From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
at the time that
From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were the best men to be found for that first, all-important flight to the Moon--the pioneer manned rocket that would give either the East or the West control over the Earth.
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
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From this reading The four men had been scrutinized, watched, investigated, and intensively trained for more than a year.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet when the race started, Adam Crag found that he had a saboteur among his crew ... a traitor!
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From this reading 1120 Avenue of the Americas New York 36, N.Y.
