Chapter I
Greg Hunter. Test pilot--happy only when his life hung in the balance. Tom Hunter. A pioneer--his frontier was hidden in test tubes. Johnny Coombs.
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Greg
Hunter.
Test
pilot--happy
only
when
his
life
hung
in
the
balance.
Tom
Hunter.
A
pioneer--his
frontier
was
hidden
in
test
tubes.
Johnny
Coombs.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Greg
Hunter.
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Test
pilot--happy
only
when
his
life
hung
in
the
balance.
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Tom
Hunter.
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A
pioneer--his
frontier
was
hidden
in
test
tubes.
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Johnny
Coombs.
Learner Dictionary
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Balance
noun
US /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Test pilot--happy only when his life hung in the balance.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Test pilot--happy only when his life hung in the balance.”
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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 A pioneer--his frontier was hidden in test tubes.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Coombs
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frontier
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Greg
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happy
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hidden
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hung
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Hunter
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Johnny
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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only
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pilot
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pioneer
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Test
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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Tom
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tubes
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A pioneer--his frontier was hidden in test tubes.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Test pilot--happy only when his life hung in the balance.