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An aviator's luck
An aviator's luck

Chapter V

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The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.
Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.
Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.
The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.
During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.
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An aviator's luck

Chapter V

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.
Line 2
Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.
Line 3
Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.
Line 4
The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.
Line 5
During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

Learner Dictionary

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

Afternoon noun US /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.”

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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 Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

all

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

barns

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From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

boys

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

braced

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

breezes

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

car

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

city

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

Comparatively

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

cooler

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

district

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

far

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

few

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

filled

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From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

following

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

footsore

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

homeward

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

hours

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

late

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

lines

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

men

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

messages

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From this reading During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

Monday

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

much

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

out

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

peculiar

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From this reading During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

persons

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

picked

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From this reading During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

preceding

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From this reading During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

procession

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

quiet

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From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

shopping

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

some

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From this reading During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

spent

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

strange

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From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

street

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

streets

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From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

taken

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From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

up

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

walked

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Not a car was taken from the barns, and a strange quiet filled the city streets.

way

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

weary

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

weather

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

week

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From this reading During the preceding week some peculiar messages had been picked up.

wended

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From this reading Comparatively few persons walked as far as the shopping district, and by late afternoon a footsore and weary procession wended their way homeward.

wireless

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From this reading The weather was much cooler and the boys, braced up by the breezes, spent hours over the wireless.

working

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From this reading The following Monday all the men working on the city street car lines walked out.