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Chapter II
"Do we really need spies?" "They serve a vital purpose," Thrang explained. "All the books agree on this. Spies keep a country alert, on its toes, eternally vigilant. Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading “"All the books agree on this.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do we really need spies?"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.”
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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 "They serve a vital purpose," Thrang explained.
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading "All the books agree on this.
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From this reading Spies keep a country alert, on its toes, eternally vigilant.
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From this reading "All the books agree on this.
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading "All the books agree on this.
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From this reading Spies keep a country alert, on its toes, eternally vigilant.
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do we really need spies?"
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading Spies keep a country alert, on its toes, eternally vigilant.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading "They serve a vital purpose," Thrang explained.
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Spies keep a country alert, on its toes, eternally vigilant.
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From this reading Spies keep a country alert, on its toes, eternally vigilant.
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do we really need spies?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "All the books agree on this.
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
above and across; more than
From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading "They serve a vital purpose," Thrang explained.
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From this reading "Do we really need spies?"
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From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading "They serve a vital purpose," Thrang explained.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading "Do we really need spies?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All the books agree on this.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They serve a vital purpose," Thrang explained.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "All the books agree on this.
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From this reading "They serve a vital purpose," Thrang explained.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
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From this reading Spies keep a country alert, on its toes, eternally vigilant.
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From this reading Spies keep a country alert, on its toes, eternally vigilant.
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From this reading "They serve a vital purpose," Thrang explained.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Do we really need spies?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Through sabotage, they cut down on arms production, which otherwise would grow absurdly large, since it has priority over everything else.
