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Chapter III
DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?" "A regular course in aviation!" "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!" "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me." "Ah, what's the matter with you?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A regular course in aviation!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."”
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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 "A regular course in aviation!"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"
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From this reading "Ah, what's the matter with you?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
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From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
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From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
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From this reading "A regular course in aviation!"
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From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
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From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A regular course in aviation!"
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From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
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From this reading DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"
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From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
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From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
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From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
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From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A regular course in aviation!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"
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From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
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From this reading "Ah, what's the matter with you?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
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From this reading "A regular course in aviation!"
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From this reading DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"
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From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
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From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
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From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
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From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
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From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And birdmen from the United States Army to came here and show us how to do stunts!"
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From this reading "Well, you fellows can go in for it if you like, but automobiling is dangerous enough sport for me."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"
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From this reading "Ah, what's the matter with you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ah, what's the matter with you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DICK'S RESOLVE "What do you know about that?"
