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A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match! They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin. Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago. The rich man died. His heirs sold it.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!”
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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 Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
next to; at the side of
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
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From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
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From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
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From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
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From this reading The rich man died.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
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From this reading His heirs sold it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His heirs sold it.
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From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
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From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
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From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His heirs sold it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
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From this reading Once it had been a summer cottage owned by a rich man from Chicago.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
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From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
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From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They lived in a small house beside the little Wolf river in Wisconsin.
