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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 Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
all
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
becoming
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
big
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From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
cockpit
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From this reading Ralph took his place in the cockpit of the ship Hunter designated.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
companion
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
counted
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
cub
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
designated
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From this reading Ralph took his place in the cockpit of the ship Hunter designated.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
failed
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From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
flying
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
game
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
go
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From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
gone
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From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
gruelling
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From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
hand
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From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
hard
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph took his place in the cockpit of the ship Hunter designated.
how
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
Hunter
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From this reading Ralph took his place in the cockpit of the ship Hunter designated.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ralph took his place in the cockpit of the ship Hunter designated.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
knew
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
knocks
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
much
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
newspaper
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
Now
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From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
opportunity
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From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
ordeal
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
pass
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
place
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From this reading Ralph took his place in the cockpit of the ship Hunter designated.
Ralph
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
reporter
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph took his place in the cockpit of the ship Hunter designated.
smile
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
taken
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
test
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From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
Tim
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph took his place in the cockpit of the ship Hunter designated.
up
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
wanted
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From this reading Tim wanted Ralph to make good, wanted him to pass the next ordeal for he knew how much he had counted on becoming a companion of the flying reporter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now their big opportunity was at hand if Ralph could come through the gruelling test of the afternoon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
worked
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From this reading They had worked up from cub reporter, taken all the hard knocks of the newspaper game with a smile.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
zest
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From this reading Tim knew he must go on flying even if Ralph failed, but the zest of it would be gone.
