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Chapter VII
Joe looked out the window. In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets. There was another flight above and farther away. Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation. They dived down through the clouds.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “There was another flight above and farther away.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was another flight above and farther away.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joe looked out the window.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They dived down through 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 Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
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From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
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From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
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From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
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From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
one or the other of two
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
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From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
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From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
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From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
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From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
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From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
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From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
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From this reading Joe looked out the window.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe looked out the window.
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From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
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From this reading Joe looked out the window.
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From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
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From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
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From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
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From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
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From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joe saw, suddenly, a peeling-off of planes from the farther formation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joe looked out the window.
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From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They dived down through the clouds.
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From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was another flight above and farther away.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In neat, geometric spacing on either side of the transport there were fighter jets.
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From this reading Joe looked out the window.
