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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 UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
accounted
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From this reading Somehow the strap, holding him to his seat, had come unbuckled, which accounted for his plight.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
airship
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From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
all
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From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
answer
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From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
assured
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From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
badly
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From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
clothes
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From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow the strap, holding him to his seat, had come unbuckled, which accounted for his plight.
crashed
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From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
damaged
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From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
dirt
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From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
exit
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From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
EZRA
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
glance
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From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
ground
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From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
holding
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From this reading Somehow the strap, holding him to his seat, had come unbuckled, which accounted for his plight.
hurt
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From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
I'm
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From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
know's
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From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
Larson
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From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
Lieutenant
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From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
lot
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From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
moment
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
now
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
OFF
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
orchard
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From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
plight
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From this reading Somehow the strap, holding him to his seat, had come unbuckled, which accounted for his plight.
quick
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From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
rather
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From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
return
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
seat
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From this reading Somehow the strap, holding him to his seat, had come unbuckled, which accounted for his plight.
sitting
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From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
slow
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From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow the strap, holding him to his seat, had come unbuckled, which accounted for his plight.
STARTS
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
strap
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From this reading Somehow the strap, holding him to his seat, had come unbuckled, which accounted for his plight.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't know's I'm hurt such a terrible lot," was the slow answer, "but my clothes are all dirt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
tree
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From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
unbuckled
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From this reading Somehow the strap, holding him to his seat, had come unbuckled, which accounted for his plight.
unceremonious
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From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
UNCLE
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading UNCLE EZRA STARTS OFF Let us now, for a moment, return to Uncle Ezra.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We left him sitting on the ground after his rather unceremonious exit from the airship which had crashed into the apple tree in the orchard.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you hurt?" asked Lieutenant Larson, after a quick glance that assured him the airship was not badly damaged.
