Chapter XVI
DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?" "What happened?" "We're falling!" "Somebody do something!" Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
Dick Hamilton's Airship
Chapter XVI
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DICK
IS
WARNED
"What's
the
matter?"
"What
happened?"
"We're
falling!"
"Somebody
do
something!"
Everyone
seemed
talking
at
once,
calling
out
in
fear,
and
looking
wildly
about
for
some
escape
from
what
seemed
about
to
be
a
fatal
accident.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DICK
IS
WARNED
"What's
the
matter?"
Line 2
"What
happened?"
Line 3
"We're
falling!"
Line 4
"Somebody
do
something!"
/ˈsʌmbɑːdi duː ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
Line 5
Everyone
seemed
talking
at
once,
calling
out
in
fear,
and
looking
wildly
about
for
some
escape
from
what
seemed
about
to
be
a
fatal
accident.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.”
DICK
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"”
Everyone
pronoun
US /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading “Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.”
Somebody
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Somebody do something!"”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Somebody do something!"”
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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 Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
accident
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
calling
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
DICK
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From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Somebody do something!"
escape
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
EveryonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
falling
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From this reading "We're falling!"
fatal
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
fear
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
happened
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From this reading "What happened?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
looking
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
matter
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From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
once
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
out
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
some
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
SomebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Somebody do something!"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Somebody do something!"
talking
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.
WARNED
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From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
We're
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From this reading "We're falling!"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What happened?"
What's
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From this reading DICK IS WARNED "What's the matter?"
wildly
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From this reading Everyone seemed talking at once, calling out in fear, and looking wildly about for some escape from what seemed about to be a fatal accident.