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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 valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
Albatross
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From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
allow
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From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
amazement
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From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
any
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From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
ascend
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From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
borne
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
companion
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From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
conceal
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
Fast
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From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
finding
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
Frycollin
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
going
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From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
hide
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
higher
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From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
Institute
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From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
machine
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
natural
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From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
overhead
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From this reading The suspensory screws were rapidly spinning overhead.
pains
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
President
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From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
rapidly
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From this reading The suspensory screws were rapidly spinning overhead.
screws
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From this reading The suspensory screws were rapidly spinning overhead.
space
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
speed
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From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading The suspensory screws were rapidly spinning overhead.
stupefied
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From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
suspensory
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From this reading The suspensory screws were rapidly spinning overhead.
terror
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
triple
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From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
valet
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From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
very
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From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
visible
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From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
Weldon
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From this reading The President of the Weldon Institute was stupefied; his companion was astonished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The suspensory screws were rapidly spinning overhead.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading The valet Frycollin did not conceal his terror at finding himself borne through space on such a machine, and he took no pains whatever to hide it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But neither of them would allow any of their very natural amazement to be visible.
zones
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From this reading Fast as they were going, they would have to triple their speed if the “Albatross” was to ascend to higher zones.
