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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 It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
air
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was following exactly the same route as the _Victoria_.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What does that mean?” asked Kennedy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
aëronauts
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
balloon
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
car
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
colors
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From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does that mean?” asked Kennedy.
enough
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
exactly
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From this reading It was following exactly the same route as the _Victoria_.
flag
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From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
floating
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
following
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From this reading It was following exactly the same route as the _Victoria_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
hand
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
hundred
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
idea
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was following exactly the same route as the _Victoria_.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
just
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
Kennedy
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From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
kind
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
manner
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
mean
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From this reading “What does that mean?” asked Kennedy.
moment
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
moved
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
other
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
paces
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
precisely
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
remains
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From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
route
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From this reading It was following exactly the same route as the _Victoria_.
said
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From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
salute
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was following exactly the same route as the _Victoria_.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
show
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From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
signals
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From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
there
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
travellers
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From this reading It seemed that the travellers by the other balloon had just the same idea, at the same moment, for the same kind of flag repeated precisely the same salute with a hand that moved in just the same manner.
two
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From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
Victoria
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From this reading It was following exactly the same route as the _Victoria_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
Well
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From this reading “Well,” said the doctor, “nothing remains for us but to make signals; take the flag, Kennedy, and show them our colors.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does that mean?” asked Kennedy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, sure enough, there was another balloon about two hundred paces from them, floating in the air with its car and its aëronauts.
