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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 From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
apologetically
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From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
awfully
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From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
Balloon
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
basket
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "It isn't a bit of use being sorry," snapped Dennis.
bit
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From this reading "It isn't a bit of use being sorry," snapped Dennis.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
clung
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
Dennis
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From this reading "It isn't a bit of use being sorry," snapped Dennis.
ears
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
enough
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
envelope
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
face
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
flung
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
Get
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From this reading "Get a move on you!
got
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From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
heads
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
huge
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
isn't
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From this reading "It isn't a bit of use being sorry," snapped Dennis.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
Kite
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
man
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From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
marvel
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
mess
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From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
move
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From this reading "Get a move on you!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
now
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
observer's
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
occupants
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
old
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From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Get a move on you!
padded
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
pluckily
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
pulled
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
receivers
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
rush
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
Saddle
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
said
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From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
sausage-shaped
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
side
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
snapped
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From this reading "It isn't a bit of use being sorry," snapped Dennis.
sorry
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From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
sudden
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
together
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
took
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
two
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
upward
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From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
use
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From this reading "It isn't a bit of use being sorry," snapped Dennis.
useless
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
very
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From Kite Balloon to Saddle The two occupants clung to the side of the padded basket, from which it was a marvel they had not been flung by the sudden upward rush of the huge sausage-shaped envelope above their heads.
white
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From this reading The observer's face was very white, but he pulled himself together pluckily enough, and took the now useless receivers from his ears.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm awfully sorry to have got you into this mess, old man," he said apologetically.
