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Chapter VI
Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers. Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water. As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws. Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge. Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.”
during the time that
From this reading “Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.”
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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 Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
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From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
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From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
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From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
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From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
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From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
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From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
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From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
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From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
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From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
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From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
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From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
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From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
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From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
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From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
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From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
above and across; more than
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yank screeched in shock and fear at the sudden freezing plunge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Yank touched the water, Randy made a grab at him and caught one of his forepaws.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
during the time that
From this reading Ted slowed the boat down and turned the wheel over to Jill while he helped Randy pull the Martian animal aboard again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yank went over the side with a splash into the frigid water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Randy lunged at him, but Yank’s fur slipped from the boy’s fingers.
