Chapter XXIX
THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?" "Had we better descend?" "Everybody get busy!" "Fire extinguishers here!" These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
Dick Hamilton's Airship
Chapter XXIX
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THE
RIVAL
AIRSHIP
"What
did
it?"
"Had
we
better
descend?"
"Everybody
get
busy!"
"Fire
extinguishers
here!"
These
and
other
confused
cries
sounded
throughout
the
airship,
following
Larry's
alarm.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
THE
RIVAL
AIRSHIP
"What
did
it?"
Line 2
"Had
we
better
descend?"
Line 3
"Everybody
get
busy!"
Line 4
"Fire
extinguishers
here!"
Line 5
These
and
other
confused
cries
sounded
throughout
the
airship,
following
Larry's
alarm.
Learner Dictionary
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Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “"Everybody get busy!"”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Fire extinguishers here!"”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.”
Throughout
preposition
US /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.”
All words in this reading · 26
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AIRSHIP
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alarm
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From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
better
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busy
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confused
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cries
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descend
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From this reading "Had we better descend?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "Everybody get busy!"
extinguishers
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Fire
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From this reading "Fire extinguishers here!"
following
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From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
get
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From this reading "Everybody get busy!"
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Had we better descend?"
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Fire extinguishers here!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
Larry's
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From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
other
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RIVAL
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From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
sounded
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From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading These and other confused cries sounded throughout the airship, following Larry's alarm.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Had we better descend?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE RIVAL AIRSHIP "What did it?"