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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 “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
afterwards
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ahead
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From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
ain't
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From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
aircraft
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM Perk soon afterwards showed up, and seemed so cheerful that it was evident his little scouting mission had yielded favorable results.
any
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From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Jack asked, as he prepared to climb into his seat, the people of the ranch clustering around, to gaze with wide open eyes at the fleet aircraft, some of them doubtless seeing such a modern cloud clipper for the first time.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack asked, as he prepared to climb into his seat, the people of the ranch clustering around, to gaze with wide open eyes at the fleet aircraft, some of them doubtless seeing such a modern cloud clipper for the first time.
assurance
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From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
boss
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From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
burst
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From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
came
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cheerful
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climb
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clipper
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cloud
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clustering
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
doubtless
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evident
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eyes
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favorable
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fields
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack asked, as he prepared to climb into his seat, the people of the ranch clustering around, to gaze with wide open eyes at the fleet aircraft, some of them doubtless seeing such a modern cloud clipper for the first time.
fleet
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jack asked, as he prepared to climb into his seat, the people of the ranch clustering around, to gaze with wide open eyes at the fleet aircraft, some of them doubtless seeing such a modern cloud clipper for the first time.
gaze
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goin
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GRIP
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guess
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM Perk soon afterwards showed up, and seemed so cheerful that it was evident his little scouting mission had yielded favorable results.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM Perk soon afterwards showed up, and seemed so cheerful that it was evident his little scouting mission had yielded favorable results.
holding
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From this reading “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
I'm
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From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM Perk soon afterwards showed up, and seemed so cheerful that it was evident his little scouting mission had yielded favorable results.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jack asked, as he prepared to climb into his seat, the people of the ranch clustering around, to gaze with wide open eyes at the fleet aircraft, some of them doubtless seeing such a modern cloud clipper for the first time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM Perk soon afterwards showed up, and seemed so cheerful that it was evident his little scouting mission had yielded favorable results.
Jack
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just
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
line
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From this reading “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM Perk soon afterwards showed up, and seemed so cheerful that it was evident his little scouting mission had yielded favorable results.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
mission
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modern
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nose
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From this reading “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
now
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From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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okay
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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
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out
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partner
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people
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Perk
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positive
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From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
prepared
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racket
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From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
ranch
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results
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
scouting
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seat
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seeing
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Seems
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From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
showed
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smart
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smooth
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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some
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soon
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squint
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From this reading “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
STORM
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straight
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strike
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From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
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takin
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tellin
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From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM Perk soon afterwards showed up, and seemed so cheerful that it was evident his little scouting mission had yielded favorable results.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM Perk soon afterwards showed up, and seemed so cheerful that it was evident his little scouting mission had yielded favorable results.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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there
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timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
trouble
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From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
up
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE GRIP OF THE STORM Perk soon afterwards showed up, and seemed so cheerful that it was evident his little scouting mission had yielded favorable results.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
wide
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Seems okay to me, partner!” he burst out with, as soon as she came along; “course it ain’t just as smooth as some fields we know but there ain’t goin’ to be any smart trouble takin’ off, I guess now.”
yielded
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And are we holding the nose of the ship straight in line of the course you took a squint at, Perk?”
you'll
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From this reading “Dead ahead, boss, an’ you’ll strike the right racket, I’m tellin’ you,” came the positive assurance.
