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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 The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
airship
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From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
back
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From this reading "Try once more and see if we can't get her back on the course."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
can't
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
cover
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
descending
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From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
Dick
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
distance
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From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
down
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From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
far
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From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
farther
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From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
get
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go
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
going
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From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
hope
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
horizontal
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From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Try once more and see if we can't get her back on the course."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
LAKE
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From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
lost
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From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
making
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From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
MICHIGAN
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From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
more
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From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
Northern
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From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
once
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From this reading "Try once more and see if we can't get her back on the course."
out
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From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
regretful
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
repairs
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From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
rudder
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From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
said
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
see
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sent
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From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
taking
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From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
thus
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From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And more time and distance might thus be lost than by descending, making repairs, and going on again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
tone
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
tried
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From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
trip
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
Try
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From this reading "Try once more and see if we can't get her back on the course."
Unsuccessfully
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From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
way
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From this reading The airship was being sent farther and farther along on a Northern course, taking her far out of her way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
we'd
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I did hope we'd cover at least half the trip before we had to go down," Dick said, and his tone was regretful.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ON LAKE MICHIGAN Unsuccessfully they tried to make repairs to the horizontal rudder without going down, but it was not to be.
