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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
automobile
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
civilian
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From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
comparable
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
competent
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From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
considered
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From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
country
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
driving
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
exceptional
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From this reading Obviously these were exceptional students.
flying
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From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
four
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From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
go
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From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
highway
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
hours
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From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
instruction
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From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
level
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
mean
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
meant
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From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
minimum
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From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
novice
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
Obviously
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From this reading Obviously these were exceptional students.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
OWN
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From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
PLANE
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From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
planes
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From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
routine
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
simply
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
soloed
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From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
some
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From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
straight
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
students
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From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
ten
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From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Obviously these were exceptional students.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
training
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From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
twelve
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From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
uncrowded
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
up
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From this reading That meant they were considered competent to go up in their planes alone after this amount of instruction.
usually
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From this reading But these hours usually mean simply routine instruction in straight flying, comparable to the novice driving his automobile along the level uncrowded country highway.
war
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From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MY OWN PLANE In the war some students were soloed with as little as four hours’ training.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In civilian flying, ten or twelve hours, I imagine, would be about the minimum training.
