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Chapter I
_Above him were a thousand different-colored moons. Beside him was the girl. Across the room the dragon glowered. And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out. Above him he could see the flat pink half-sphere of the sky.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Above him he could see the flat pink half-sphere of the sky.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Across the room the dragon glowered.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Beside him was the girl.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Above him he could see the flat pink half-sphere of the sky.”
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading “Across the room the dragon glowered.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.”
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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 _Above him were a thousand different-colored moons.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading _Above him were a thousand different-colored moons.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the room the dragon glowered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside him was the girl.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Above him he could see the flat pink half-sphere of the sky.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading _Above him were a thousand different-colored moons.
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading Across the room the dragon glowered.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading Beside him was the girl.
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From this reading Across the room the dragon glowered.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading Above him he could see the flat pink half-sphere of the sky.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Above him were a thousand different-colored moons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading _Above him were a thousand different-colored moons.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Above him he could see the flat pink half-sphere of the sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading Above him he could see the flat pink half-sphere of the sky.
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From this reading Across the room the dragon glowered.
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From this reading Above him he could see the flat pink half-sphere of the sky.
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From this reading Above him he could see the flat pink half-sphere of the sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beside him was the girl.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading _Above him were a thousand different-colored moons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
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From this reading And outside, not far away, was...._ Harvey Crane was lying flat on his back, though how he had gotten there he was still trying to figure out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beside him was the girl.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Above him were a thousand different-colored moons.
