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Chapter XXVII
STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?” Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later. “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade. “And now,” the Commander ordered, “hit the hay!” Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.”
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
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From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
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From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
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From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
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From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
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From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
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From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
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From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
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From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
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From this reading “And now,” the Commander ordered, “hit the hay!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
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From this reading “And now,” the Commander ordered, “hit the hay!”
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From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
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From this reading “And now,” the Commander ordered, “hit the hay!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
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From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And now,” the Commander ordered, “hit the hay!”
above and across; more than
From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack asked as he and the Commander stepped down on the _Black Bee’s_ deck half an hour later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading STRATOSPHERE TACTICS “Do I fly this jet plane in the big show, sir?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
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From this reading Jack was too excited over past and future events to sleep long that night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
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From this reading “Not only that,” was the instant response, “but you’ll lead the parade.
