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Airship Andy

Chapter XXI · A Friend in Need

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The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
“That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.
“To a T.”
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Airship Andy

Chapter XXI · A Friend in Need

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.
Line 2
In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.
Line 3
The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.
Line 4
“That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.
Line 5
“To a T.”

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.”

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

accept

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

Andy

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From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

asking

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From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.

aviation

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

away

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From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.

back

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From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

believed

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

came

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From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

companion

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

died

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From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.

distance

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From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.

Duske

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

heard

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From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.

hearing

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From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.

induced

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.

man

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

minutes

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From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

Mr

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

Parks

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

programme

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From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.

race

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

range

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From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

some

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

speaking

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

substitute

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

T

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From this reading “To a T.”

ten

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From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.

That's

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From this reading “That’s the programme, is it?” he was asking.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

Tyrrell

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

voices

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From this reading The voices that Andy heard died away in the distance.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

way

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From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The man he believed to be Tyrrell, who in some way had induced Mr. Parks to accept him as a substitute for himself in the aviation race, was speaking to his companion, who was Duske.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading In about ten minutes, however, they came back again within his range of hearing.