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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 And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
agility
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
air
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
all
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
Arabs
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
arms
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
astonishment
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From this reading The Arabs uttered a scream of astonishment and rage.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
climbing
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
companions
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
describe
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s done!”
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
far
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From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
feet
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
fifty
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
fugitive
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From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
gesture
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
greater
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
hundred
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
It's
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From this reading “It’s done!”
Joe
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
Joe's
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
ladder
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
lightened
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
making
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
monkey
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
oscillations
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
rage
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From this reading The Arabs uttered a scream of astonishment and rage.
rapidly
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From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
reach
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From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
received
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
scream
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From this reading The Arabs uttered a scream of astonishment and rage.
shot
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
snatched
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From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
speeding
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From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
sprang
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
then
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
up
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Arabs uttered a scream of astonishment and rage.
Victoria
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
weight
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From this reading And the _Victoria_, lightened by a weight greater than Joe’s, shot up one hundred and fifty feet into the air.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
wide
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From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
wing
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From this reading The fugitive had been snatched from them on the wing, and the _Victoria_ was rapidly speeding far beyond their reach.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joe clung with all his strength to the ladder during the wide oscillations that it had to describe, and then making an indescribable gesture to the Arabs, and climbing with the agility of a monkey, he sprang up to his companions, who received him with open arms.
