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Chapter II
He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform. And he worried about his own share more than ever. Presently the transport ship sank toward the clouds. It sped through them, stone-blind from the mist. And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “And he worried about his own share more than ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he worried about his own share more than ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Presently the transport ship sank toward the clouds.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It sped through them, stone-blind from the mist.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Presently the transport ship sank toward the clouds.”
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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 He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And he worried about his own share more than ever.
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From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
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From this reading Presently the transport ship sank toward the clouds.
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From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
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From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he worried about his own share more than ever.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It sped through them, stone-blind from the mist.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And he worried about his own share more than ever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sped through them, stone-blind from the mist.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
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From this reading It sped through them, stone-blind from the mist.
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From this reading And he worried about his own share more than ever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
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From this reading And he worried about his own share more than ever.
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From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
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From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
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From this reading Presently the transport ship sank toward the clouds.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
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From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
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From this reading Presently the transport ship sank toward the clouds.
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From this reading And he worried about his own share more than ever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently the transport ship sank toward the clouds.
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From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
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From this reading It sped through them, stone-blind from the mist.
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From this reading It sped through them, stone-blind from the mist.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And he worried about his own share more than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It sped through them, stone-blind from the mist.
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From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
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From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It sped through them, stone-blind from the mist.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
in the direction of
From this reading Presently the transport ship sank toward the clouds.
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From this reading Presently the transport ship sank toward the clouds.
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From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then there was a small airfield below, and the pilot and co-pilot began a pattern of ritualistic conversation.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
which person or people
From this reading He began to feel a tremendous respect and solicitude for the people who were doing ordinary jobs in the building of the Platform.
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From this reading And he worried about his own share more than ever.
