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123
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
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 jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
all
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From this reading _The jets got all the young ones in Smoky Creek.
almost
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
altitude
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
American
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
anti-aircraft
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
appeared
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
back
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
Bald
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
bomber
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
broad
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
brushing
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
circled
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
clear
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
Creek
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From this reading _The jets got all the young ones in Smoky Creek.
curious
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
curved
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
derision
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
dipped
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
down
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
east
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
expressions
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
faces
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
feet
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
fighters
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
five
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
folks
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From this reading Only the old folks were left--with their memories.
forth
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
four
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
friendly
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
get
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
giant's
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
got
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From this reading _The jets got all the young ones in Smoky Creek.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
Hill
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
hiss
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
hostile
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
hundred
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The jets got all the young ones in Smoky Creek.
informed
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
installations
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
jet
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
jets
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From this reading _The jets got all the young ones in Smoky Creek.
Lawson's
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the old folks were left--with their memories.
like
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
low
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Only the old folks were left--with their memories.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
obviously
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
old
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From this reading Only the old folks were left--with their memories.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
ones
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From this reading _The jets got all the young ones in Smoky Creek.
Only
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From this reading Only the old folks were left--with their memories.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
out
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
plexiglass
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
population
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
proper
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
Ridge
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From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
rolling
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
seen
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
slavic
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
small
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
Smoky
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From this reading _The jets got all the young ones in Smoky Creek.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
stubby
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
Tennessee
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The jets got all the young ones in Smoky Creek.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Only the old folks were left--with their memories.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
Then
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
They'd
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
town
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
treetops
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
up
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
valley
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
walls
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Only the old folks were left--with their memories.
wings
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From this reading They'd curved up as one to clear Lawson's Hill, their stubby wings almost brushing the treetops, their hiss and thunder rolling back and forth between the valley walls like a giant's derision; they'd dipped into the valley proper, obviously informed that Smoky Creek, Tennessee (population 123) had no anti-aircraft installations, and circled the town at about five hundred feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only the old folks were left--with their memories.
work
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From this reading They circled and looked down--broad slavic faces with curious expressions, seen through plexiglass, as if thinking: _So this is an American small town._ Then they took altitude and got to work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And the jets--friendly or hostile--would never get them...._ A jet bomber and four fighters had appeared low over Bald Ridge, out of the east.
young
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From this reading _The jets got all the young ones in Smoky Creek.
