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1500
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From this reading We have 1500 ft. and both boys are in the cockpit.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
almost
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
always
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
bank
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
Book
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From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We have 1500 ft. and both boys are in the cockpit.
boys
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From this reading We have 1500 ft. and both boys are in the cockpit.
coast
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
cockpit
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From this reading We have 1500 ft. and both boys are in the cockpit.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
cushions
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
discarded
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
down
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
flying
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
fog
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
ft
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From this reading We have 1500 ft. and both boys are in the cockpit.
full
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
gone
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
got
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
hangs
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
haze
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
heavy
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
holding
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
hour
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From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
just
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
Land
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
Log
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From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
made
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
motor
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
Newfoundland
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
off
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From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
ounce
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
out
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From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
pile
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
present
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From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
recently
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
sea
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
spare
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
suits
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
SUNDAY
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From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
things
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
three
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
Trepassey
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From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
tries
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
up
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ACROSS _Log Book:_ SUNDAY—At the present time we have been out an hour.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Me, I am holding down a pile of flying suits, as we left every ounce we could spare at Trepassey and the three cushions were among the things discarded.
wet
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From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Land has gone in the haze and we are almost into the fog bank which hangs always off the coast of Newfoundland.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We made three tries before we got off and went up from a heavy sea with one motor so wet it has just come in full recently.
