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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 When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
all
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
awoke
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From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
beautiful
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
bright
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From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
brilliant
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
broad
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
bunting
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From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
came
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
circling
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From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
city
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From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
coming-out
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
descend
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
dirigible
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
dolled
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
downward
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
far
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
flags
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From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lawrence slept for hours.
fro
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
Getting
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
give
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
glasses
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
Hank
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
hours
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From this reading Lawrence slept for hours.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
large
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From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
Lawrence
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From this reading Lawrence slept for hours.
leaned
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
levelled
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
located
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
Mr
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
nestling
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
outskirts
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
park
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
people
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
Prince's
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
Ridgeway
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
said
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
saw
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From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
slept
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From this reading Lawrence slept for hours.
slowly
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
stared
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
streets
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
Throngs
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
trees
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
up
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From this reading "Getting dolled up for the Prince's coming-out party," Hank said as he leaned far over and levelled the glasses on the brilliant broad streets below.
upward
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From this reading Throngs of people passed to and fro, and one and all stared upward at the dirigible as it came slowly downward.
vast
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
villa
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From this reading Not until they had located a beautiful villa nestling among the trees of a vast park on the outskirts of the city did Mr. Ridgeway give the order to descend.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When at last he awoke he saw that they were circling above a large city bright with flags and bunting.
