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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 Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
Airships
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From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
all
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From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
almost
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From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
always
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From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
American
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From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
arranged
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All Country Clubs had them, as well as extra hangars for visitors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
aviation
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
beginners
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From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
children
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From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
Clubs
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From this reading All Country Clubs had them, as well as extra hangars for visitors.
commonly
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From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
Country
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From this reading All Country Clubs had them, as well as extra hangars for visitors.
day
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
end
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
England
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
exercise
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From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
extra
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From this reading All Country Clubs had them, as well as extra hangars for visitors.
fields
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
finest
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From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All Country Clubs had them, as well as extra hangars for visitors.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
frequent
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
golf
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From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
hangars
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From this reading All Country Clubs had them, as well as extra hangars for visitors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
instructors
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From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
intervals
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
just
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From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
most
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From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
necessity
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From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
Noon
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
out
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
potter
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From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
safety
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From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
Scotch
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From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
searching
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
sorts
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From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
there
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From this reading At most fields there were instructors, most of them American, just as golf instructors are almost always Scotch.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
used
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From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
visitors
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From this reading All Country Clubs had them, as well as extra hangars for visitors.
War
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From this reading Noon the next day found them over England, searching out one of the aviation fields that had been arranged at frequent intervals since the end of the Great War.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
well
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From this reading All Country Clubs had them, as well as extra hangars for visitors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Airships of all sorts were so commonly used that this was a necessity.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
wide
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From this reading And the finest fields had wide exercise fields where beginners and children could potter around in safety.
