Chapter VI
Lady Severn had survived the measured mile. Sir Creighton was jubilant. His daughter flew to him. How did the electric turbine work? What was the coefficient of energy developed over the measured mile?
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Lady
Severn
had
survived
the
measured
mile.
Sir
Creighton
was
jubilant.
His
daughter
flew
to
him.
How
did
the
electric
turbine
work?
What
was
the
coefficient
of
energy
developed
over
the
measured
mile?
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Line 1
Lady
Severn
had
survived
the
measured
mile.
Line 2
Sir
Creighton
was
jubilant.
Line 3
His
daughter
flew
to
him.
Line 4
How
did
the
electric
turbine
work?
Line 5
What
was
the
coefficient
of
energy
developed
over
the
measured
mile?
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Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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Creighton
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daughter
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developed
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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electric
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energy
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flew
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His daughter flew to him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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How
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jubilant
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Lady
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measured
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mile
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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Severn
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Sir
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survived
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Severn had survived the measured mile.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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turbine
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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work
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