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18
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
able
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From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
all
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From this reading Curiously, the first crossing of the Atlantic for all of us was in the Friendship.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
Atlantic
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From this reading Curiously, the first crossing of the Atlantic for all of us was in the Friendship.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
Bill
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From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
British
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
Burry
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
cross
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From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
crossing
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From this reading Curiously, the first crossing of the Atlantic for all of us was in the Friendship.
Curiously
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From this reading Curiously, the first crossing of the Atlantic for all of us was in the Friendship.
doing
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From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
door
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
END
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Curiously, the first crossing of the Atlantic for all of us was in the Friendship.
follow
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From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
Friendship
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From this reading Curiously, the first crossing of the Atlantic for all of us was in the Friendship.
fuselage
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
hope
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From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Curiously, the first crossing of the Atlantic for all of us was in the Friendship.
initial
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From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
introduction
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From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
Isles
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
JOURNEY'S
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
June
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
later
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
learned
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
liner
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From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
Old
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From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
opened
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
out
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
plane
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From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
Port
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
quality
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From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
rain
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
see
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
Slim
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From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
There
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
trans-Atlantic
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From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Curiously, the first crossing of the Atlantic for all of us was in the Friendship.
visions
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From this reading Although we all hope to be able to cross by plane again, we have visions of doing so in a trans-Atlantic plane liner.
voyage
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From this reading None that may follow can have the quality of this initial voyage.
Wales
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From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading JOURNEY’S END There at Burry Port, Wales—we learned its name later—on the morning of June 18, we opened the door of the fuselage and looked out upon what we could see of the British Isles through the rain.
World
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From this reading For Bill and Slim and me it was an introduction to the Old World.
