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5211
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
55
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
actual
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
air
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From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
any
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
back
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
Billy
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
book
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
boys
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
brother's
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
bulkheadnounUS /ˈbʌlkˌhɛd/
an upright partition inside a ship
From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
Card
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
Carl
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
Carver
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
Catalog
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
characters
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
Congress
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
Dave
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
dread
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
dropped
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
ears
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Edward
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
escaping
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eyes
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From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
falling
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
father
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
feet
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
fictional
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
Freddy
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
frightened
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And as he jumped, he pulled his handkerchief from his hip pocket.
gangling
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From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
grunt
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
handkerchief
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From this reading And as he jumped, he pulled his handkerchief from his hip pocket.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
heard
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
hip
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From this reading And as he jumped, he pulled his handkerchief from his hip pocket.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
hiss
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From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
hull
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
imaginative
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
intended
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
Jon
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
jumped
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From this reading And as he jumped, he pulled his handkerchief from his hip pocket.
knew
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From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
lanky
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From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
leap
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From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
Library
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
made
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
mother's
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
Number
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
outer
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From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
own
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From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
parties
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
persons
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
pocket
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From this reading And as he jumped, he pulled his handkerchief from his hip pocket.
portray
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as he jumped, he pulled his handkerchief from his hip pocket.
reelbook
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
scream
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
situations
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
sound
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
spaceboat
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
spang
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
sprang
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
stop
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From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
swiftly
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From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
telltale
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
Tommy
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead.
trace
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From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden _hiss_ he knew was their precious air escaping.
What's
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
wholly
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
wrong
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From this reading In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
young
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From this reading Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 55-5211 _To my boys-- Carl, Dave, Tommy, Billy, Edward, Freddy_ The characters and situations in this book are wholly fictional and imaginative: they do not portray and are not intended to portray any actual persons or parties._ As he heard that dread yet telltale _spang_ against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet.
