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A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them. And, sure enough, the airship moved. Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction. Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth. Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And, sure enough, the airship moved.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
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From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
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From this reading And, sure enough, the airship moved.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, sure enough, the airship moved.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
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From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
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From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
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From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
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From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
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From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
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From this reading And, sure enough, the airship moved.
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From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
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From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
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From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
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From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
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From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
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From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
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From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
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From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
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From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
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From this reading And, sure enough, the airship moved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
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From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
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From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, sure enough, the airship moved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, sure enough, the airship moved.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
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From this reading Then Herr Doodlebrod shifted a rudder and the machine flew along on a level keel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly, but gathering speed, like some ungainly creature, it rose into the air in a slanting direction.
up to a particular time
From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DISASTROUS FLIGHT "There it goes!" cried a score of voices, Dick's among them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up and up it went, until it was about two hundred feet above the earth.
