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Two rocketships bit into lunar dust. Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy. What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing? The rockets started almost simultaneously. From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.”
in the direction of
From this reading “From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.”
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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 Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
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From this reading The rockets started almost simultaneously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
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From this reading Two rocketships bit into lunar dust.
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From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
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From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
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From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
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From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
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From this reading Two rocketships bit into lunar dust.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
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From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Two rocketships bit into lunar dust.
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From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
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From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
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From this reading Two rocketships bit into lunar dust.
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From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
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From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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From this reading The rockets started almost simultaneously.
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From this reading Two rocketships bit into lunar dust.
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From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
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From this reading The rockets started almost simultaneously.
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From this reading The rockets started almost simultaneously.
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
in the direction of
From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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From this reading Two rocketships bit into lunar dust.
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What cosmic joke made them drop their weapons and die laughing?
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From this reading From two widely separated points on the great curving surface of Earth they reached upward and outward--toward the Moon.
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From this reading Two men--a Yankee, a Russian--dueled in nightmare shadow and glare, each eager to destroy the Enemy.
