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Chapter XXVI
THE BATTLE. We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country. Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading. Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front. Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.”
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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 Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
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From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
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From this reading Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
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From this reading THE BATTLE.
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From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
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From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
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From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
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From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
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From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
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From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
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From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
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From this reading Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
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From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
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From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
above and across; more than
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
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From this reading Below, a hundred feet perhaps, the fifty other girls darted back and forth, keeping pace with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE.
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From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
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From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
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From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We swept out over the Great City, flying in the battle-formation we had used many times before on our trips about the country.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mercer's platform and mine were some fifty feet apart, leading.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behind us, in a great semicircle, the girls spread out, fifty little groups of ten, each with its single leader in front.
