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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 The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
advancing
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From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
air-cities
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
answer
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
blind
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From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
breath-taking
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
ClashnounUS /klæʃ/
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
common
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
Connell's
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
cruiser-fleets
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
cruiser-masses
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
cruisers
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From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
distance
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
drive
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
earth
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
east
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
enemies
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
enemy
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
enough
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
far
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From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
fleets
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
flying
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
fury
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From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
gazed
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From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
gigantically
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
gleaming
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
grandeur
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From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
hanging
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
held
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From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
high
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
mass
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
massed
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
meet
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
met
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From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
mid-air
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From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
moment
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From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
onrushing
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
other
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From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
out
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
own
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
poised
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
quick
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
ranks
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
rushed
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From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
sent
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
shot
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
smashed
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From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
spectacle
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From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
swift
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
then
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
there
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
thousand
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
too
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
tremendous
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
twice
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
two
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
upward
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
voice
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
waiting
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From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The First Clash For one moment we gazed toward them and toward the advancing cruisers that rushed before them, as though held by the grandeur of the spectacle.
west
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From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tremendous mass of our air-cities hanging there, high above the earth the gleaming ranks of our own two thousand cruisers that poised to east and west, the advancing cruiser-fleets of twice their strength behind which there rushed gigantically on the great massed air-cities of our enemies--it was a spectacle breath-taking enough!
whirled
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, far out in mid-air to east and west of us the great cruiser-fleets had met, had smashed into each other with blind fury.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But, then, the two enemy cruiser-fleets had come within a short distance of our own waiting cruisers; and, as they did so, both their fleets shot suddenly upward, as though in answer to a common order, to drive above our own cruisers and our air-cities!
Yarnall
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From this reading Instantly Yarnall had uttered a swift order; and as Connell's quick voice sent that order flying out to our cruiser-masses, they too whirled upward and forward to meet the onrushing enemy fleets.
