Chapter VIII
A LOOK AT A MYSTERY PLANE Jack awoke with a start. The hot tropical sun shone on his face. Despite the threat of danger, he had slept soundly. “Huh!” He sat up suddenly to find Stew laughing at him.
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Chapter VIII
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A
LOOK
AT
A
MYSTERY
PLANE
Jack
awoke
with
a
start.
The
hot
tropical
sun
shone
on
his
face.
Despite
the
threat
of
danger,
he
had
slept
soundly.
“Huh!”
He
sat
up
suddenly
to
find
Stew
laughing
at
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
LOOK
AT
A
MYSTERY
PLANE
Jack
awoke
with
a
start.
Line 2
The
hot
tropical
sun
shone
on
his
face.
Line 3
Despite
the
threat
of
danger,
he
had
slept
soundly.
Line 4
“Huh!”
Line 5
He
sat
up
suddenly
to
find
Stew
laughing
at
him.
Learner Dictionary
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Despite
preposition
US /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “Despite the threat of danger, he had slept soundly.”
LOOK
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LOOK AT A MYSTERY PLANE Jack awoke with a start.”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LOOK AT A MYSTERY PLANE Jack awoke with a start.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He sat up suddenly to find Stew laughing at him.”
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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 LOOK AT A MYSTERY PLANE Jack awoke with a start.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LOOK AT A MYSTERY PLANE Jack awoke with a start.
awoke
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danger
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From this reading Despite the threat of danger, he had slept soundly.
DespiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Despite the threat of danger, he had slept soundly.
face
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From this reading The hot tropical sun shone on his face.
find
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From this reading He sat up suddenly to find Stew laughing at him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Despite the threat of danger, he had slept soundly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Despite the threat of danger, he had slept soundly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He sat up suddenly to find Stew laughing at him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The hot tropical sun shone on his face.
hot
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From this reading The hot tropical sun shone on his face.
Huh
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From this reading “Huh!”
Jack
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laughing
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From this reading He sat up suddenly to find Stew laughing at him.
LOOKnounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LOOK AT A MYSTERY PLANE Jack awoke with a start.
MYSTERY
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From this reading A LOOK AT A MYSTERY PLANE Jack awoke with a start.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Despite the threat of danger, he had slept soundly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The hot tropical sun shone on his face.
PLANE
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sat
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shone
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From this reading The hot tropical sun shone on his face.
slept
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soundly
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From this reading Despite the threat of danger, he had slept soundly.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LOOK AT A MYSTERY PLANE Jack awoke with a start.
Stew
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From this reading He sat up suddenly to find Stew laughing at him.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He sat up suddenly to find Stew laughing at him.
sun
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From this reading The hot tropical sun shone on his face.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hot tropical sun shone on his face.
threat
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From this reading Despite the threat of danger, he had slept soundly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat up suddenly to find Stew laughing at him.
tropical
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From this reading The hot tropical sun shone on his face.
up
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From this reading He sat up suddenly to find Stew laughing at him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LOOK AT A MYSTERY PLANE Jack awoke with a start.