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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
Andy
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
apron
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
away
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From this reading Even in the short time they had been away the crews had put on the finishing touches.
bag
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
Bellevue
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
big
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
cockpits
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
completed
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
crews
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From this reading Even in the short time they had been away the crews had put on the finishing touches.
departure
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
down
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
empty
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the short time they had been away the crews had put on the finishing touches.
finishing
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From this reading Even in the short time they had been away the crews had put on the finishing touches.
flight
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
gleamed
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From this reading The great silver hull gleamed in the softened light of the hangar.
Goliath
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
Goliath's
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
gondola
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great silver hull gleamed in the softened light of the hangar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
Hangar
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
helium
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
hull
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From this reading The great silver hull gleamed in the softened light of the hangar.
hundreds
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
hurried
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
light
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From this reading The great silver hull gleamed in the softened light of the hangar.
made
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
main
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
monoplane
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
noon
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The great silver hull gleamed in the softened light of the hangar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
out
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
piled
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
place
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
plane
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
progress
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
put
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From this reading Even in the short time they had been away the crews had put on the finishing touches.
return
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
see
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
settled
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Even in the short time they had been away the crews had put on the finishing touches.
shortly
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
silver
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From this reading The great silver hull gleamed in the softened light of the hangar.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
softened
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From this reading The great silver hull gleamed in the softened light of the hangar.
tanks
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
taxied
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even in the short time they had been away the crews had put on the finishing touches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
top
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
touches
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From this reading Even in the short time they had been away the crews had put on the finishing touches.
uneventful
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From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
up
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From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
walls
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From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In The Hangar The return flight to Bellevue was uneventful and the monoplane settled down beside the Goliath’s hangar shortly after noon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The main gondola had been completed, the observation cockpits on top of the big bag were in place and hundreds of helium tanks were piled along the walls of the hangar—empty.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Andy taxied the plane up to the apron and they piled out and hurried into the main hangar to see what progress had been made on the Goliath since their departure.
