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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth.
air
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
back
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
bank
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
beat
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
beings
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
brief
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
buck-passers
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
canopynounUS /ˈkæn.ə.pi/
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
circles
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From this reading Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth.
circumstance
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
climbed
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
close
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
cut
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From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
dipped
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From this reading Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth.
earth
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From this reading Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth.
fellow
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
fingers
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
followed
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
Generally
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
get
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
human
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
hump
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
jet
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From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
leader
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
mad
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
method
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
near
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From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
off
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From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
other
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
others
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
pass
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
playfully
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From this reading Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth.
plot-mottled
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From this reading Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth.
power
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From this reading Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth.
problem
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
refuse
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
responsibility
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
rotors
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
says
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
slowed
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
solve
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
speaking
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
speed
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
stalling
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
steam
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
streams
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From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
then
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
there's
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From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
tightening
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From this reading Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Under power again, they dipped playfully in tightening circles toward the plot-mottled earth.
two
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
unfolded
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
very
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From this reading Their jet streams cut off at very near the same time.
viciously
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Generally speaking, human beings are fine buck-passers--but there's one circumstance under which they refuse to pass on responsibility.
wisping
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From this reading Before their speed slowed to stalling, the rotors unfolded from the canopy hump and beat the air viciously, the steam wisping back in brief fingers.
won't
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From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If the other fellow says "Your method won't solve the problem!"--then they get mad!_ The leader climbed sharply in a bank to the left, and the two others followed close behind.
