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Chapter V
What happened on planet Earth. After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely. Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in. They went first from north to south. The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
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later than; following
From this reading “After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went first from north to south.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went first from north to south.”
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From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
later than; following
From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
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From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
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From this reading What happened on planet Earth.
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From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went first from north to south.
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From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They went first from north to south.
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From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
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From this reading What happened on planet Earth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
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From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading They went first from north to south.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What happened on planet Earth.
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From this reading What happened on planet Earth.
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From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
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From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading They went first from north to south.
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From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
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From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
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From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The usual stride of the Sirian and his crew was around 30,000 feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went first from north to south.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then they decided to get to know the small country they were in.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What happened on planet Earth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After resting for some time they ate two mountains for lunch, which their crew fixed up pretty nicely.
