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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 "The flight of escape is a very different matter.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
accompany
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
ADVENTURE
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
all
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From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
always
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
case
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
couldn't
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From this reading "But I couldn't get really lost," he said once to her.
country
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The flight of escape is a very different matter.
encouraged
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
escape
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From this reading "The flight of escape is a very different matter.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
excursions
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
find
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
flight
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From this reading "The flight of escape is a very different matter.
flights
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
fog
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
get
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From this reading "But I couldn't get really lost," he said once to her.
give
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
go
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I couldn't get really lost," he said once to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The flight of escape is a very different matter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
Lake
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
learn
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From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
lost
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
matter
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From this reading "The flight of escape is a very different matter.
miles
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
Miss
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
night
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
now
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
obliged
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The flight of escape is a very different matter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
once
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From this reading "But I couldn't get really lost," he said once to her.
only
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
out
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
perfectly
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
possibly
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From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
practice
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
prepared
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From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
rather
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
really
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From this reading "But I couldn't get really lost," he said once to her.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
round
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
said
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From this reading "But I couldn't get really lost," he said once to her.
saying
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
sometimes
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
very
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From this reading "The flight of escape is a very different matter.
want
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From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
way
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
winds
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From this reading "I know the winds perfectly now and the country round for miles, and I never go out in fog----" "But these are only practice flights," she replied.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AN ADVENTURE But Miss Lake did not always accompany him on these excursions into the night; sometimes he took long flights by himself, and she rather encouraged him in this, saying it would give him confidence in case he ever lost her and was obliged to find his way about alone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you to learn all you possibly can so as to be prepared for anything."
