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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 There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
air
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
aloft
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From this reading "Now that we're aloft, I confess this grenade makes me nervous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I'm holding it so tightly my fingers are getting cramped."
asked
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From this reading "What'll I do with this devil, Bell?" asked Jamison.
Bell
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From this reading "What'll I do with this devil, Bell?" asked Jamison.
big
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
cabin
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From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
confess
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From this reading "Now that we're aloft, I confess this grenade makes me nervous.
cramped
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From this reading I'm holding it so tightly my fingers are getting cramped."
devil
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From this reading "What'll I do with this devil, Bell?" asked Jamison.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What'll I do with this devil, Bell?" asked Jamison.
earth
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
fingers
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From this reading I'm holding it so tightly my fingers are getting cramped."
four
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
getting
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grenade
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From this reading "Now that we're aloft, I confess this grenade makes me nervous.
holding
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From this reading I'm holding it so tightly my fingers are getting cramped."
humming
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From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What'll I do with this devil, Bell?" asked Jamison.
I'm
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inside
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From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
intolerable
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From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'm holding it so tightly my fingers are getting cramped."
Jamison
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From this reading "What'll I do with this devil, Bell?" asked Jamison.
makes
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From this reading "Now that we're aloft, I confess this grenade makes me nervous.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now that we're aloft, I confess this grenade makes me nervous.
motors
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I'm holding it so tightly my fingers are getting cramped."
nervous
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From this reading "Now that we're aloft, I confess this grenade makes me nervous.
noise
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
Now
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From this reading "Now that we're aloft, I confess this grenade makes me nervous.
plane
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
pull
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
re-echoed
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
reduced
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From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
roaring
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm holding it so tightly my fingers are getting cramped."
sound
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From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
There
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What'll I do with this devil, Bell?" asked Jamison.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
thundering
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
tightly
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From this reading I'm holding it so tightly my fingers are getting cramped."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
tumult
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From this reading But inside the cabin that tumult was reduced to a not intolerable humming sound.
vast
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From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
we're
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From this reading "Now that we're aloft, I confess this grenade makes me nervous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
What'll
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From this reading "What'll I do with this devil, Bell?" asked Jamison.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were four motors to pull the big plane through the air, and their roaring was a vast thundering noise which the earth re-echoed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What'll I do with this devil, Bell?" asked Jamison.
