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Chapter XII
Inexperience, stupidity, negligence, excitement--the reason didn't matter. After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake. And the mistake was fatal! When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets. But the damage had been done.
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later than; following
From this reading “After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But the damage had been done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the damage had been done.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.”
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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 After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
later than; following
From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But the damage had been done.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the damage had been done.
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From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
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From this reading But the damage had been done.
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From this reading Inexperience, stupidity, negligence, excitement--the reason didn't matter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the damage had been done.
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From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
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From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
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From this reading Inexperience, stupidity, negligence, excitement--the reason didn't matter.
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From this reading And the mistake was fatal!
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From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
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From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
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From this reading Inexperience, stupidity, negligence, excitement--the reason didn't matter.
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From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
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From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
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From this reading Inexperience, stupidity, negligence, excitement--the reason didn't matter.
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From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
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From this reading Inexperience, stupidity, negligence, excitement--the reason didn't matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
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From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
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From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
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From this reading Inexperience, stupidity, negligence, excitement--the reason didn't matter.
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From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
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From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
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From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
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From this reading Inexperience, stupidity, negligence, excitement--the reason didn't matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inexperience, stupidity, negligence, excitement--the reason didn't matter.
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From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the mistake was fatal!
at the time that
From this reading When the mistake was realized, they'd had sense enough to cut loose the still-firing rockets.
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From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
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From this reading After years of planning and working and dreaming, one human finger had made a mistake.
