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Chapter XXVIII
THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute. They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl: “Torpedo planes in formation, dead ahead!” “Enemy planes?” Stew rubbed his eyes.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Torpedo planes in formation, dead ahead!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:”
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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 THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading “Torpedo planes in formation, dead ahead!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Torpedo planes in formation, dead ahead!”
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading “Enemy planes?”
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From this reading Stew rubbed his eyes.
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading “Torpedo planes in formation, dead ahead!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stew rubbed his eyes.
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading “Torpedo planes in formation, dead ahead!”
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From this reading Stew rubbed his eyes.
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading Stew rubbed his eyes.
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading “Torpedo planes in formation, dead ahead!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
at the time that
From this reading They had covered more than half the way to the task force when, coming from behind a very small cloud, Jack let out a howl:
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From this reading THE JET PLANE’S LAST BATTLE They met a lone U. S. scout plane from another carrier and dipped a wing in salute.
