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Chapter VII
Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself. “What had happened?” As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.” Next instant he spotted the Whistler. Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next instant he spotted the Whistler.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.””
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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 Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
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From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
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From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
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From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
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From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
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From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
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From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
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From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “What had happened?”
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From this reading “What had happened?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
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From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
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From this reading Next instant he spotted the Whistler.
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From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
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From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next instant he spotted the Whistler.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
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From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next instant he spotted the Whistler.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
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From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
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From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
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From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
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From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Right on the tail of a plane, he was at that very instant gripping the firing button.
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From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What had happened?”
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From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As his eyes swept the sky he heard again that weird whistle, the Fiddler’s, doing “Londonderry Air.”
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From this reading Next instant he spotted the Whistler.
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From this reading Standing on one wing, he executed a mad whirl, then righted himself.
