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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 Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
all
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From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
Bland
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From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
camera
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
certainty
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
get
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From this reading Did you get a picture of that landing I made?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
helped
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From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
How's
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From this reading "How's that--hunh?
hunh
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From this reading "How's that--hunh?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did you get a picture of that landing I made?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
intents
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From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
Johnny
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From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
landing
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From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
like
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From this reading Say, there's nothing like it!
line
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
lips
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
made
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From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
Mary
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
meant
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
more
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Say, there's nothing like it!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
once
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
picture
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From this reading Did you get a picture of that landing I made?
positive
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
propelled
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
say
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From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
sense
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
set
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
slanted
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
there's
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From this reading Say, there's nothing like it!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
trouble
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
two
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
uselessly
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
usually
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
V
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
whooping
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From this reading Johnny was positive that he had made it himself, and his sense of certainty propelled him whooping to where Mary V stood, her camera once more slanted uselessly in her two hands, her lips set in a line that usually meant trouble for somebody.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you get a picture of that landing I made?