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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 But dress in the army has undergone a radical change.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The "fuss and feathers" are gradually disappearing, and utility is the word.
army
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
aside
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
aviators
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
big
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birdmen
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bound
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
Casting
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
ceased
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
change
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From this reading But dress in the army has undergone a radical change.
cut
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
disappearing
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From this reading The "fuss and feathers" are gradually disappearing, and utility is the word.
dress
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From this reading But dress in the army has undergone a radical change.
enormous
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
feathers
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From this reading The "fuss and feathers" are gradually disappearing, and utility is the word.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
fuss
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From this reading The "fuss and feathers" are gradually disappearing, and utility is the word.
goggles
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
gradually
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From this reading The "fuss and feathers" are gradually disappearing, and utility is the word.
ground
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But dress in the army has undergone a radical change.
heard
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
helmets
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
hum
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The "fuss and feathers" are gradually disappearing, and utility is the word.
jackets
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
leaped
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
leather
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
lightly
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
like
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
machines
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
more
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
motors
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
off
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
power
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
powerful
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
propellers
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
radical
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From this reading But dress in the army has undergone a radical change.
revolving
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
roar
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
Sam
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
seats
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
soldiers
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
spick-and-span
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
started
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straps
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
SUSPICIONS
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From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUSPICIONS Casting aside the straps that bound them to their machines, the army aviators leaped lightly from their seats.
Uncle
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From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
undergone
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From this reading But dress in the army has undergone a radical change.
utility
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From this reading The "fuss and feathers" are gradually disappearing, and utility is the word.
volplane
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From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The big propellers, from which the power had been cut off, as the birdmen started to volplane to the ground, ceased revolving, and the hum and roar of the powerful motors was no more heard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In their big, leather helmets, and leather jackets, and with their enormous goggles on, the birdmen looked like anything but spick-and-span soldiers of Uncle Sam.
word
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From this reading The "fuss and feathers" are gradually disappearing, and utility is the word.
