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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 But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
aeronef
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence recourse must be had to strategy as soon as the “Albatross” again took the ground.
aggravating
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
Albatross
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From this reading Hence recourse must be had to strategy as soon as the “Albatross” again took the ground.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
colleague
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
composed
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
considered
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From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
constant
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
deal
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
eight
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
endeavored
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
escape
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
Evans
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
fear
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
force
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
Frycollin
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From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
ground
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From this reading Hence recourse must be had to strategy as soon as the “Albatross” again took the ground.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
HenceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading Hence recourse must be had to strategy as soon as the “Albatross” again took the ground.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
importance
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From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
impress
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
irascible
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
made
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
main
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
matters
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
men
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
minds
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Hence recourse must be had to strategy as soon as the “Albatross” again took the ground.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
only
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From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
outbreak
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
particularly
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
Phil
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
premature
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
Prudent
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
quantity
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From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
recourse
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From this reading Hence recourse must be had to strategy as soon as the “Albatross” again took the ground.
some
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From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
soon
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From this reading Hence recourse must be had to strategy as soon as the “Albatross” again took the ground.
strategy
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From this reading Hence recourse must be had to strategy as soon as the “Albatross” again took the ground.
succeed
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hence recourse must be had to strategy as soon as the “Albatross” again took the ground.
tried
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
two
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From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
up
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From this reading Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans had quite made up their minds to escape.
vigorous
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From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But as they were only two—for Frycollin could only be considered as a quantity of no importance—force was not to be thought of.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Such was what Phil Evans endeavored to impress on his irascible colleague, though he was in constant fear of Prudent aggravating matters by some premature outbreak.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading If they had not had to deal with the eight particularly vigorous men who composed the crew of the aeronef they might have tried to succeed by main force.
