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Chapter XIII

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PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
It doesn’t.
Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
Growing pains are inevitable.
Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XIII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.
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It doesn’t.
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Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.
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Growing pains are inevitable.
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Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.”

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air

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

any

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Growing pains are inevitable.

assurances

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

attempt

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

aviation

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

clock-work

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

connected

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

difficulties

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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

doesn't

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From this reading It doesn’t.

emerging

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From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

false

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

Growing

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From this reading Growing pains are inevitable.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

industry

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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

inevitable

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From this reading Growing pains are inevitable.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

like

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

lure

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

many

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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

more

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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

new

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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

now

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From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.

only

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From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.

others

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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

pains

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From this reading Growing pains are inevitable.

people

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

probably

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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

PROBLEMS

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

PROGRESS

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

proportionately

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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

runs

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

status

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From this reading Aviation is only now emerging into the status of an industry.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

whole

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From this reading Because the whole industry is so new it probably has more difficulties proportionately than many others.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.

wrong

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From this reading PROBLEMS AND PROGRESS It would be wrong to attempt to lure people into the air with any false assurances that everything connected with aviation runs like clock-work.