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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 OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
ago
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From this reading "Yes," said the keeper of the hangar, "they hopped off six hours ago.
Alfred
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
Brightwood's
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
cabin
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
COCKLESHELL
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
Curlie
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
Darkness
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
eat
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
fact
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
falling
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
filled
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
full
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
gas
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
going
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
hangar
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
hopped
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From this reading "Yes," said the keeper of the hangar, "they hopped off six hours ago.
hours
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From this reading "Yes," said the keeper of the hangar, "they hopped off six hours ago.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Some sort of a picnic, I reckon.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
Joe
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
keeper
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From this reading "Yes," said the keeper of the hangar, "they hopped off six hours ago.
kept
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
Landensport
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
loaded
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
off
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From this reading "Yes," said the keeper of the hangar, "they hopped off six hours ago.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
once
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
OUT
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
Petrel
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
picnic
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From this reading Some sort of a picnic, I reckon.
preparing
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
reached
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
reckon
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From this reading Some sort of a picnic, I reckon.
said
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From this reading "Yes," said the keeper of the hangar, "they hopped off six hours ago.
SEA
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
seaplane
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
SeemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
six
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From this reading "Yes," said the keeper of the hangar, "they hopped off six hours ago.
Some
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From this reading Some sort of a picnic, I reckon.
somethin
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
sort
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From this reading Some sort of a picnic, I reckon.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
station
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From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
Stormy
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
supper
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
tanks
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
things
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From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
travel
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
weary
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From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading OUT TO SEA IN A COCKLESHELL Darkness was falling when at last Curlie and Joe reached the station at Landensport.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading In spite of the fact that they had had no supper and were weary from travel, Curlie insisted on going at once to the hangar where the _Stormy Petrel_, Alfred Brightwood's seaplane, was kept.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seemed to be preparing for somethin' of a journey; they filled the tanks with gas and loaded her cabin full of things to eat.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said the keeper of the hangar, "they hopped off six hours ago.
