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admirable
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
admiration
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
admire
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From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
admiring
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
aerial
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
Albatross
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From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
all
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
allowed
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
banks
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From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
colleague
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
commanded
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
convince
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
convinced
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
cross
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
engine
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
engineer
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From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
escape
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From this reading All they thought of was how to escape.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
flew
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From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
hearts
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
Himalayas
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
Hindustan
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From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
how
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
intention
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From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
lands
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From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
lay
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From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
locomotion
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
machine
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
perfect
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
Prudent
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
Punjab
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From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
river
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From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
show
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
spectacle
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From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
superb
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From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
taking
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From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They did not even admire the superb spectacle that lay beneath them as the “Albatross” flew along the river banks of the Punjab.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All they thought of was how to escape.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
Uncle
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
visible
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From this reading But if in their hearts Uncle Prudent and his colleague could not help admiring so perfect an engine of aerial locomotion, they allowed none of their admiration to be visible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
wished
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From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading The engineer had no intention of taking his ship over the wondrous lands of Hindustan.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To cross the Himalayas was to show how admirable was the machine he commanded; to convince those who would not be convinced was all he wished to do.
