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AddednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet he felt that in courtesy he must.
anxious
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
any
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
army
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From this reading In fact the young millionaire did not like the army officer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
aviation
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
birdman
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
courtesy
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From this reading And yet he felt that in courtesy he must.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
Dick
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In fact the young millionaire did not like the army officer.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
EZRA
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
fact
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From this reading In fact the young millionaire did not like the army officer.
felt
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From this reading And yet he felt that in courtesy he must.
friendly
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
go
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From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
Hamilton
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
hand
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And yet he felt that in courtesy he must.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact the young millionaire did not like the army officer.
instruction
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
Kentfield
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
LARSON
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
library
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From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
Lieutenant
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
like
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From this reading In fact the young millionaire did not like the army officer.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
meet
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From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
message
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From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
millionaire
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From this reading In fact the young millionaire did not like the army officer.
Mr
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And yet he felt that in courtesy he must.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
officer
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From this reading In fact the young millionaire did not like the army officer.
said
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From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
see
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
SEES
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
servant
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From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
some
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
stabilizer
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
suspicion
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
tampering
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
too
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
UNCLE
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
Vardon's
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From this reading Added to this the suspicion that Larson might have had some hand in tampering with the stabilizer of Mr. Vardon's craft, did not make Dick any too anxious to see the birdman.
very
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From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I'll go in the library and meet him," said Dick, to the servant who had brought the message.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading LARSON SEES UNCLE EZRA Dick Hamilton had not been very friendly with Lieutenant Larson during the aviation instruction at Kentfield.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet he felt that in courtesy he must.
young
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From this reading In fact the young millionaire did not like the army officer.
