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111
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
118
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
12
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
123
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
135
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
142
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
147
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
156
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
159
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
164
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
169
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
17
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
181
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
189
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
193
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
200
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
203
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
21
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
213
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
215
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
227
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
232
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
237
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
25
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
251
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
256
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
37
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
43
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
47
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
59
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
65
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
73
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
78
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
83
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
9
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
99
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
AgainstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Air
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
away
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
awe
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
back
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
birds
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
black
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
blotted
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
Boy
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
bring
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
building
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
bullet
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By RICHARD M. ELAM, Jr.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
ContinuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Cry
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Curious
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
dancing
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Danger
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Days
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
deeps
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
DisappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
don't
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Down
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
downward
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Earth
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
ELAM
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From this reading By RICHARD M. ELAM, Jr.
felt
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Figures
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
flashed
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
folks
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
going
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
grabbed
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
greeted
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
headquarters
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
Hi
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
Hurtling
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Illness
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
IntoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Invisible
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Jr
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From this reading By RICHARD M. ELAM, Jr.
landscape
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
like
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Lost
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Luna
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
M
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From this reading By RICHARD M. ELAM, Jr.
Mars
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Menace
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
metallic
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
New
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
News
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Night
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
out
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
paws
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Pelting
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Peril
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
picture
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
Please
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Pops
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
powered
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Randy
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
RICHARD
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From this reading By RICHARD M. ELAM, Jr.
rocket
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
School
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
ShootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
side
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
silver
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
soared
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
Space
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
splash
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
spoke
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
Star
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Stones
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Stop
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Strikes
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Struggle
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
suits
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
Terror
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
That's
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Trouble
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
Underground
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
weird
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
whole
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From this reading She spoke in awe._ 12 _“Hi, folks,” he greeted._ 21 _“That’s the headquarters building.”_ 43 _He was going to Mars._ 65 _Figures in weird metallic suits._ 78 _The birds soared away._ 118 _The whole landscape was blotted out._ 142 _The picture flashed on._ 156 _“Pops!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
World
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Yank
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From this reading _Beyond the Earth_ 9 _Hurtling Danger_ 17 _First Stop—Luna_ 25 _The Curious Boy_ 37 _Pelting Stones_ 47 _Into Space Again_ 59 _Invisible Menace_ 73 _The New World_ 83 _A Cry in the Night_ 99 _School on Mars_ 111 _Yank_ 123 _Illness Strikes_ 135 _News for Randy_ 147 _Peril in the Night_ 159 _The Peril Continued_ 169 _Disappointment_ 181 _Yank in School_ 193 _Trouble in the Air_ 203 _Terror in the Night_ 215 _Lost Underground_ 227 _A Struggle Against Time_ 237 _Of Days to Come_ 251
Yank's
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From this reading Randy cried._ 164 _Yank went over the side with a splash._ 189 _“Please don’t bring Yank back.”_ 200 _Down, down he went._ 213 _They felt themselves tumbling downward._ 232 _They grabbed Yank’s paws and began dancing._ 256 The rocket ship _Shooting Star_ powered through the black deeps of space like a silver bullet.
