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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 A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
affection
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From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
air
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
airmen
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From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
all
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
army
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
authentic
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
away
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
balloon
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
balloons
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
basket
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
Big
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From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
blue
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
breeze
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
chill
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
cloth
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
comparison
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From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
Conway
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
corner
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
eagerness
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
expert
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
fabrication
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
faint
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
filled
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
floor
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
free-balloon
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
gently
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
grace
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
hangar
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
held
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
high
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
hydrogen
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
indeed
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
IV
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
just
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
lay
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
letters
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
lightly
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
Marie
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
men
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
moorings
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
neat
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
netting
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
object
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From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
officer
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
oscillations
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
other
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From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
painted
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
rope
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
sandbags
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
service
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
side
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
silver
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
soars
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
sphere
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
spoke
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
square
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
story
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
suggested
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
swayed
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
tall
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
tear
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From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
tugged
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From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
vivid
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From this reading A free-balloon expert soars high indeed--a vivid and authentic story by an officer of the army air service.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The silver sphere that was the _Marie IV_, the balloon of all balloons to Captain Conway, tugged lightly at the sandbags that held her to the floor.
whippednounUS /ˈwhipped/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A faint chill breeze whipped around the corner of the open hangar and swayed her gently; the grace of the oscillations suggested an eagerness to tear away from the moorings that lay in a neat square below her basket.
wicker
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From this reading She was not just a free balloon, a fabrication of cloth and rope and wicker, filled with hydrogen; she was the _Marie IV_; her name was painted in tall blue letters on her side beneath the netting, and men spoke of her by name.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Big beyond comparison with other free balloons, she was an object of affection from airmen.
