Grand Duke Cade makes Jane help him kidnap Slin. Nils is tasked to find and bring Slin back to Pune. With time running out, Cade must convince State Man Rane to stab King Blake in the back and make the Gild Pact trade Vade's gas. Can Nils find Slin in time and bring her back to safety? Will King Blake stop Cade's vile plot?
Scope and Sequence Analysis:
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- Irregular - taught: 1,663 words, 14 unique words, 15.7% of the word count.
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- Short vowels: 2,684 words, 145 unique words, 27.5% of the word count.
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- Blends: 2,080 words, 177 unique words, 19.6% of the word count.
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- FLSZ: 435 words, 45 unique words, 4.1% of the word count.
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- -all: 160 words, 12 unique words, 1.5% of the word count.
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- Double consonants: 30 words, 4 unique words, 0.3% of the word count.
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- Digraphs (sh, th, ch, wh): 822 words, 88 unique words, 7.7% of the word count.
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- Digraphs (-ck): 294 words, 41 unique words, 2.8% of the word count.
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- -ng, -nk: 306 words, 46 unique words, 2.9% of the word count.
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- Open syllables (single syllable): 504 words, 9 unique words, 4.7% of the word count.
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- Silent e: 1,567 words, 223 unique words, 14.8% of the word count.
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- Suffix -ing: Not available.
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- Compound: Not available.
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- Multisyllabic (planets, energy): 2 words, 2 unique words, 0.02% of the word count.
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- -tch: Not available.
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- Y vowel: Not available.
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- Ctr r (for, her): 59 words, 2 unique words, 0.6% of the word count.
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- Vowel teams (out): 9 words, 1 unique word, 0.1% of the word count.
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- Irregular - other: Not available.
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- Pre-teach words (GPS): 3 words, 1 unique word, 0.03% of the word count.
Word Count: 10618 words
Chapters: 24
Series: Twins Unmet
Genre: Sci-Fi
Category: Decodable Chapter Book #7 Intermediate Step
Publisher: Simple Words Books
Author: Cigdem Knebel
Edition: 1 (2025)
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