a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Growing pains are inevitable.
assurancesnounUS /əˈʃʊrənsɪz/
plural of “assurance” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
aviationnounUS /ˌeɪviˈeɪʃən/
the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
for the reason that
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
clock-work
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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
being joined in close association
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
doesn't
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From this reading It doesn’t.
emergingadjectiveUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪŋ/
coming to maturity
From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Growing pains are inevitable.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
industrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
inevitableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnevətəbəl/
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading Growing pains are inevitable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
lurenounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.
and nothing more
From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.
others
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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
painsnounUS /peɪnz/
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading Growing pains are inevitable.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
PROBLEMSnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
proportionatelyadverbUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənətli/
to a proportionate degree
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
statusnounUS /ˈstætəs/
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
