Chapter X
UP IN A DIRIGIBLE "Help! Oh, help! I must have some air," whined Stubby. "I am getting seasick!" But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
Billy Whiskers' Adventures
Chapter X
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UP
IN
A
DIRIGIBLE
"Help!
Oh,
help!
I
must
have
some
air,"
whined
Stubby.
"I
am
getting
seasick!"
But
neither
Billy
nor
Button
heard
him
as
the
noise
of
the
engine
and
propellers
drowned
all
other
sounds
in
the
balloon.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
UP
IN
A
DIRIGIBLE
"Help!
Line 2
Oh,
help!
Line 3
I
must
have
some
air,"
whined
Stubby.
Line 4
"I
am
getting
seasick!"
Line 5
But
neither
Billy
nor
Button
heard
him
as
the
noise
of
the
engine
and
propellers
drowned
all
other
sounds
in
the
balloon.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I must have some air," whined Stubby.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UP IN A DIRIGIBLE "Help!”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must have some air," whined Stubby.”
Neither
determiner
US /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.”
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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 UP IN A DIRIGIBLE "Help!
air
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From this reading I must have some air," whined Stubby.
all
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am getting seasick!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
balloon
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
Billy
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
Button
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
DIRIGIBLE
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From this reading UP IN A DIRIGIBLE "Help!
drowned
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
engine
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
getting
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From this reading "I am getting seasick!"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have some air," whined Stubby.
heard
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
HelpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UP IN A DIRIGIBLE "Help!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have some air," whined Stubby.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UP IN A DIRIGIBLE "Help!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have some air," whined Stubby.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
noise
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, help!
other
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
propellers
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
seasick
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From this reading "I am getting seasick!"
some
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From this reading I must have some air," whined Stubby.
sounds
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From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
Stubby
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From this reading I must have some air," whined Stubby.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But neither Billy nor Button heard him as the noise of the engine and propellers drowned all other sounds in the balloon.
UP
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From this reading UP IN A DIRIGIBLE "Help!
whined
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From this reading I must have some air," whined Stubby.