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20
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From this reading It was 20 dial.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
air
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
away
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
bow
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
Cobb
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
contrasted
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From this reading How their thoughts contrasted!
dial
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From this reading It was 20 dial.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
far
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
former
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
High
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
How
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From this reading How their thoughts contrasted!
Hugh
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was 20 dial.
Junius
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
Orion
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
other
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
period
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
present
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
rail
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From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
silent
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
sped
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the bow rail stood Junius Cobb and Hugh.
swiftly
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How their thoughts contrasted!
thoughts
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.
up
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From this reading High up in the air and swiftly sped the Orion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was 20 dial.
world's
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From this reading Each was silent, his thoughts far away; the one in the present, and the other in a former, period of the world's time.