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Skyrider

Chapter VIII

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To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
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 that--hunh?
Say, there's nothing like it!
Did you get a picture of that landing I made?
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Skyrider

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
To all intents Johnny made that landing alone, for if Bland helped he did not say so.
Line 2
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.
Line 3
"How's that--hunh?
Line 4
Say, there's nothing like it!
Line 5
Did you get a picture of that landing I made?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /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.”

Hands plural noun US /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.”

Himself pronoun US /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.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Say, there's nothing like it!”

Once noun US /once/

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.”

Somebody pronoun US /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.”

Stood noun US /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.”

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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?