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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 With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
aid
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From this reading All these must be tested out by the aid of a storage battery.
all
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From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
battery
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From this reading All these must be tested out by the aid of a storage battery.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All these must be tested out by the aid of a storage battery.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just what coils and instruments had been burned out it was difficult to tell.
boat
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From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
boys
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burned
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From this reading Just what coils and instruments had been burned out it was difficult to tell.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
Carson
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coils
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From this reading Just what coils and instruments had been burned out it was difficult to tell.
constant
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From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
Curlie
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damage
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defective
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
difficult
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From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
din
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From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
discarded
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
equipment
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
extra
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just what coils and instruments had been burned out it was difficult to tell.
happening
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hard
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instruments
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From this reading Just what coils and instruments had been burned out it was difficult to tell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
Joe
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Just
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From this reading Just what coils and instruments had been burned out it was difficult to tell.
keeping
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From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
lightning
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MAP'S
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Marion
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From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading All these must be tested out by the aid of a storage battery.
necessary
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
new
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All these must be tested out by the aid of a storage battery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
out
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From this reading Just what coils and instruments had been burned out it was difficult to tell.
parts
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
piece
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
pitching
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From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
radiophone
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remaining
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
repair
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From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
seaplane
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SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
set
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storage
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From this reading All these must be tested out by the aid of a storage battery.
task
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From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just what coils and instruments had been burned out it was difficult to tell.
tested
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From this reading All these must be tested out by the aid of a storage battery.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
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things
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
together
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From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
up
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From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
waves
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From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Just what coils and instruments had been burned out it was difficult to tell.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the defective parts had been discarded, it was necessary to piece together, out of the remaining parts and the extra equipment, an entirely new set.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the boat pitching about as it was, and with the wind and waves keeping up a constant din, it was a difficult task.
working
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From this reading THE MAP'S SECRET While all these things were happening to the boys on the seaplane, Curlie Carson and Joe Marion were working hard to repair the damage done to their radiophone set by the lightning.
