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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 WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
Aerian
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From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
Aerians
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
ahead
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
air
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
Alan's
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
Alexandria
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
all
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
captains
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
children
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
columns
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
darkness
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
dawned
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
day
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
desert
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
devices
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
escorted
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
feet
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
few
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
five
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From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
fleet
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
fleets
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
floating
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
forced
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
form
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
gave
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
harm's
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
hour
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
hundred
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From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
increased
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
inhabitants
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
Ithuriel
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
leapt
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
lights
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
like
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
line
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
lines
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From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
miles
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
minutes
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
night
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
Ocean
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
offending
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
Olga
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
out
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
own
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
quickly
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
ranged
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From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
rise
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
Russian
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
saw
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
school
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
ships
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
show
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
signal
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
solitudes
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
south-east
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
Southern
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
sped
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From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
speed
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
Then
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From this reading Then the Aerian fleet ranged itself in two long lines five hundred feet outside them and a thousand feet above them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
thousand
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
time-shell
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
two
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
vanished
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From this reading A time-shell from the _Ithuriel_ gave the signal to start, and the two fleets leapt forward to the south-east at a speed of a hundred miles an hour, and in a few minutes had vanished over the desert.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
way
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From this reading They had been escorted like offending school children out of harm’s way, and then left to their own devices.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The speed was quickly increased to two hundred miles, and so they sped on all day and through the next night--the Russian ships being forced to show their lights while the Aerians remained in darkness--until, when morning dawned and Olga and her captains looked for Alan’s fleet they found that it had vanished, and that they were floating alone over the solitudes of the Southern Ocean.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
wondering
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From this reading WITHIN an hour the wondering inhabitants of Alexandria saw the Russian fleet rise a thousand feet into the air and form in two columns of line ahead.
