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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, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
advice
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From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
airship
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
any
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From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
aviator
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From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
case
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From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
clear
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From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
control
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
CORNERS
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
crashing
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From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
Dick
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
Down
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From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
enable
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From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
fact
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From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
falling
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
felt
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
given
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From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
HAMILTON
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
held
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
injuries
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From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
Instinctively
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
instructions
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From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
joltings
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From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
landing
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From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
latter
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From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
leap
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From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
loosed
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
more
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From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
old
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From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
pig
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From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
place
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From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
queer
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From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
roof
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From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
rotten
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From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
seat
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
serious
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From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
severe
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From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
strap
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From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
sty
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From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
there
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From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This advice had been given as one of the first instructions, to enable the aviator to leap clear of the craft as it struck.
three
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From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Down on the roof of the pig sty they had come, crashing through it, for the place was old and rotten.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
very
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From this reading It was this very fact, however, that saved them from more serious injuries than severe joltings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, in this case the landing had been such a queer one that there was no time for any of the three to do the latter.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading AT HAMILTON CORNERS Instinctively, as he felt the airship falling, without being under control, Dick had loosed the strap that held him to his seat.
