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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 My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
air-jungle
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
all
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
altitudes
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
always
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From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
anxiety
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
ascent
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
away
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
banked
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
calculations
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
down
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
eternal
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
eye
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From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
faced
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
farther
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
feet
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
gale
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
greater
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
grew
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
groaned
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
height
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From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
high
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
hoped
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
joint
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
labour
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
lay
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
layers
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
level
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
like
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
lost
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
machine
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
man
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
merely
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From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
midday
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
momentarily
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/
causing or relating to death
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
moved
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
nineteen-thousand-foot
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
outer
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
pace
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
paper
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
perhaps
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
reach
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
reached
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
record
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From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
rivet
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
see
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
severe
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
sheet
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
skimming
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
slackenverbUS /ˈslækən/
to become less tight or less strong
From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
snap
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
some
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
stays
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
stillness
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
stronger
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
swept
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
tack
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From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
thousand
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From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
trembled
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
turn
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From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
up
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From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
Wiltshire
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From this reading By all my calculations it was above little Wiltshire that my air-jungle lay, and all my labour might be lost if I struck the outer layers at some farther point.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My machine groaned and trembled in every joint and rivet as she faced it, and swept away like a sheet of paper when I banked her on the turn, skimming down wind at a greater pace, perhaps, than ever mortal man has moved.
wind's
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From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
wings
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From this reading "When I reached the nineteen-thousand-foot level, which was about midday, the wind was so severe that I looked with some anxiety to the stays of my wings, expecting momentarily to see them snap or slacken.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I had hoped to reach an eternal stillness in these high altitudes, but with every thousand feet of ascent the gale grew stronger.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I had always to turn again and tack up in the wind's eye, for it was not merely a height record that I was after.
