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Chapter I
By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon. Naturally he wanted to go along. But could he smuggle himself aboard? Dad had already gone when Bobby got up. This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Naturally he wanted to go along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dad had already gone when Bobby got up.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But could he smuggle himself aboard?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But could he smuggle himself aboard?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.”
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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 This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.
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From this reading But could he smuggle himself aboard?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
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From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Naturally he wanted to go along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dad had already gone when Bobby got up.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
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From this reading This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.
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From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But could he smuggle himself aboard?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But could he smuggle himself aboard?
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From this reading Dad had already gone when Bobby got up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.
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From this reading This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
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From this reading Naturally he wanted to go along.
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From this reading Dad had already gone when Bobby got up.
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From this reading Dad had already gone when Bobby got up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dad had already gone when Bobby got up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally he wanted to go along.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But could he smuggle himself aboard?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.
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From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Naturally he wanted to go along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
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From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
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From this reading But could he smuggle himself aboard?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
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From this reading This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This disappointed Bobby a little but then he remembered--_this was the big day_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
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From this reading Dad had already gone when Bobby got up.
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From this reading Naturally he wanted to go along.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon.
at the time that
From this reading Dad had already gone when Bobby got up.
