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Accidental Flight
Accidental Flight

Chapter IV

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Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.
"Get out of the way," he told Anti.
There was no place for her to go.
She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.
"Never mind that.
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Accidental Flight

Chapter IV

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.
Line 2
"Get out of the way," he told Anti.
Line 3
There was no place for her to go.
Line 4
She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.
Line 5
"Never mind that.
/never mind ðæt/

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Never mind that.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Never mind that.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Get out of the way," he told Anti.”

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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 She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.

Anti

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From this reading "Get out of the way," he told Anti.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.

big

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From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

cabin

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From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

enter

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From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There was no place for her to go.

geepee

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From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

Get

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From this reading "Get out of the way," he told Anti.

go

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From this reading There was no place for her to go.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Get out of the way," he told Anti.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading There was no place for her to go.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

instantly

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From this reading Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.

Jordan

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From this reading Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

lowered

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From this reading Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.

massive

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From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Never mind that.

NevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Never mind that.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no place for her to go.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Get out of the way," he told Anti.

out

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From this reading "Get out of the way," he told Anti.

place

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From this reading There was no place for her to go.

raised

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From this reading Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

squeeze

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From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Never mind that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.

There

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From this reading There was no place for her to go.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There was no place for her to go.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Get out of the way," he told Anti.

too

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From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

wanted

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From this reading She was too big to enter a cabin, too massive to let the geepee squeeze by her even if she wanted it to.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was no place for her to go.

way

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From this reading "Get out of the way," he told Anti.

weapon

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From this reading Jordan raised the weapon and as instantly lowered it.