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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 So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
aboard
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
African
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
Air
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
American
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
Americans
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
Belgian
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From this reading Rene Duport was a Belgian, and he was the radioman, and the youngest ever to go to the Moon.
co-pilot
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
colonel
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
Corps
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
crew
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From this reading _Rene Duport was the quiet member of the moonship's crew.
Duport
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From this reading _Rene Duport was the quiet member of the moonship's crew.
engineer
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
ever
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From this reading Rene Duport was a Belgian, and he was the radioman, and the youngest ever to go to the Moon.
Finn
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
Force
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
go
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From this reading Rene Duport was a Belgian, and he was the radioman, and the youngest ever to go to the Moon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
held
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
jumped
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
lieutenant
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
Master
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
member
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From this reading _Rene Duport was the quiet member of the moonship's crew.
minutes
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
Moon
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From this reading Rene Duport was a Belgian, and he was the radioman, and the youngest ever to go to the Moon.
moonship's
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From this reading _Rene Duport was the quiet member of the moonship's crew.
Nations
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
navigator
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
noticed
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
observer
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Rene Duport was the quiet member of the moonship's crew.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
other
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
overboard
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
pilot
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
quiet
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From this reading _Rene Duport was the quiet member of the moonship's crew.
radioman
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From this reading Rene Duport was a Belgian, and he was the radioman, and the youngest ever to go to the Moon.
rank
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
Rene
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From this reading _Rene Duport was the quiet member of the moonship's crew.
research
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
Russian
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From this reading The co-pilot was Russian, the navigator a Finn, the engineer an African, and the research observer was the other American.
S
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
several
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
ship
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
six
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
space
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Rene Duport was the quiet member of the moonship's crew.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rene Duport was a Belgian, and he was the radioman, and the youngest ever to go to the Moon.
took
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
two
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
U
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
United
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From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Rene Duport was the quiet member of the moonship's crew.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The pilot, who held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force and Master Pilot in the United Nations Space Corps, was one of the two Americans aboard.
youngest
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From this reading So quiet that it took several minutes before anyone noticed that he jumped overboard--into space._ The ship had a crew of six, and Rene Duport was the youngest.
