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The Air Pirate
The Air Pirate

Chapter XIII

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THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.
I was stunned.
For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.
I had saved him from the drop; that was all.
But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.
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The Air Pirate

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.
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I was stunned.
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For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.
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I had saved him from the drop; that was all.
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But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.”

Saved noun US /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I had saved him from the drop; that was all.”

SECRET noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.”

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absolute

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From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

all

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From this reading I had saved him from the drop; that was all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

cared

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From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

clouded

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From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

CONTINENTS

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From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

convinced

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From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

Danjuro's

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From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

down

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From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

drop

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From this reading I had saved him from the drop; that was all.

emotion

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From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

fact

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From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

Feddon's

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From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

felt

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From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I had saved him from the drop; that was all.

full

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From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I had saved him from the drop; that was all.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

just

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From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

killed

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From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

looking

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From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

man

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From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

Michael

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From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading For the man I had just killed I cared nothing, felt no emotion.

own

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From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

PUZZLED

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From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

realization

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From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

savednounUS /saved/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I had saved him from the drop; that was all.

SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

stunned

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From this reading I was stunned.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

suspicions

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From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.

TWO

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From this reading THE SECRET THAT PUZZLED TWO CONTINENTS I stood looking down at Michael Feddon's body.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I was stunned.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading But, though I had been convinced that Danjuro's and my own suspicions were absolute fact, the full realization had come so suddenly that it clouded the mind.