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Chapter I
Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds. The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories. Do you want the job of getting them?" George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk. "Do I want the job?"
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.”
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From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
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From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
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From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
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From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
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From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
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From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
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From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
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From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
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From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
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From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
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From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want the job of getting them?"
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From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
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From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
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From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
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From this reading Do you want the job of getting them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do I want the job?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you want the job of getting them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
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From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
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From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
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From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading George Carson, the sandy-haired managing editor of the Atkinson News, fired the question at the reporter standing at the other side of his desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Do you want the job of getting them?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you want the job of getting them?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The skyways are going to unfold great tales of romance, of daring, possibly of banditry, but whatever it may be, we must have the stories.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Author of _Sky Trail_ _Circle 4 Patrol_ "Some of our biggest news stories will break above the clouds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you want the job of getting them?"
