Chapter IX
The Airship Inventor
Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles. He had become a shade paler. He did not take up the goggles, however. Instead, he turned his back on Andy. Our hero had a right to be startled.
Airship Andy
Chapter IX · The Airship Inventor
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Morse,
the
inventor,
made
a
grab
for
his
eye-goggles.
He
had
become
a
shade
paler.
He
did
not
take
up
the
goggles,
however.
Instead,
he
turned
his
back
on
Andy.
Our
hero
had
a
right
to
be
startled.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Morse,
the
inventor,
made
a
grab
for
his
eye-goggles.
Line 2
He
had
become
a
shade
paler.
Line 3
He
did
not
take
up
the
goggles,
however.
Line 4
Instead,
he
turned
his
back
on
Andy.
Line 5
Our
hero
had
a
right
to
be
startled.
Learner Dictionary
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However
adverb
US /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “He did not take up the goggles, however.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our hero had a right to be startled.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not take up the goggles, however.”
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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 Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
Andy
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back
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From this reading Instead, he turned his back on Andy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
become
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From this reading He had become a shade paler.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
eye-goggles
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From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
goggles
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From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
grab
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From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had become a shade paler.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had become a shade paler.
hero
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From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
Instead
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From this reading Instead, he turned his back on Andy.
inventor
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From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
made
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From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
Morse
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From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Instead, he turned his back on Andy.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
paler
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From this reading He had become a shade paler.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
shade
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From this reading He had become a shade paler.
startled
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From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morse, the inventor, made a grab for his eye-goggles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our hero had a right to be startled.
turned
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From this reading Instead, he turned his back on Andy.
up
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From this reading He did not take up the goggles, however.