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Chapter XXIV
TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea. Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane. Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back. “Wait!” she whispered. “It is still light.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.”
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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 Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
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From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
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From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
next to; at the side of
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
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From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
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From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
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From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
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From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
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From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
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From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
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From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is still light.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
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From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is still light.
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From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
above and across; more than
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Wait!” she whispered.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wait!” she whispered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since the surface of the ledge sloped, it was possible for them to remain some thirty feet from the brink of the hundred-foot drop and still see the plane.
in or at the place that
From this reading TWILIGHT BATTLE They came at last to the crest of the ledge hanging over the spot where the jet plane rested on the rock beside the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wait!” she whispered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jack would have walked to the brink of the cliff for a clearer view, but Mary pulled him back.
