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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 One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
all
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
anchors
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
any
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
appendages
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
army
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
balloon
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
Ballooning
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
Balloons
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From this reading Balloons are often used in warfare in this manner.
battle
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
concluded
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
connected
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
constructed
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
enemy
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
enumerate
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
etc
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
events
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
going
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
ground
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
individuals
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
lowering
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
manage
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
manner
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From this reading Balloons are often used in warfare in this manner.
men
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
merely
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
methods
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
most
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
movements
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
observations
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
often
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From this reading Balloons are often used in warfare in this manner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
picture
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
please
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
profitable
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
progress
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
pull
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
remark
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
ropes
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
Safe
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
safely
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
safest
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
sails
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
see
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
shown
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
sometimes
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
sort
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From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
speaking-trumpets
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
telescopes
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
there
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From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
transmit
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
used
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From this reading Balloons are often used in warfare in this manner.
using
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From this reading One of the safest, and sometimes the most profitable, methods of using a balloon, is that shown in the picture, "Safe Ballooning."
warfare
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From this reading Balloons are often used in warfare in this manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
watching
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From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Of course the men on the ground manage a balloon of this sort, and pull it around to any point that they please, lowering it by the ropes when the observations are concluded.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here a battle is going on, and the individuals in the balloon, safely watching the progress of events and the movements of the enemy, transmit their observations to the army with which they are connected.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot enumerate all the appendages of this wonderful balloon--you see there are telescopes, sails, great speaking-trumpets, anchors, etc.; but I will merely remark that it was never constructed.
