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19th
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
aeronaut
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From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
aerostat
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From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
April
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
assistant
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From this reading He had no assistant, and the only passengers were to be the president and secretary of the Weldon Institute.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had no assistant, and the only passengers were to be the president and secretary of the Weldon Institute.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
built
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From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
celebrated
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From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
elections
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From this reading There were neither elections nor meetings this time.
element
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From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
engaged
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From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
Evans
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
excitement
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
following
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
Go-Ahead
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From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
Harry
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From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no assistant, and the only passengers were to be the president and secretary of the Weldon Institute.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
Institute
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From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
meetings
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From this reading There were neither elections nor meetings this time.
mentioned
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From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
months
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
natural
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From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There were neither elections nor meetings this time.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no assistant, and the only passengers were to be the president and secretary of the Weldon Institute.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There were neither elections nor meetings this time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
only
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From this reading He had no assistant, and the only passengers were to be the president and secretary of the Weldon Institute.
passengers
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From this reading He had no assistant, and the only passengers were to be the president and secretary of the Weldon Institute.
Phil
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
Philadelphia
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
possession
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From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
president
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From this reading He had no assistant, and the only passengers were to be the president and secretary of the Weldon Institute.
Prudent
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
return
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
secretary
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From this reading He had no assistant, and the only passengers were to be the president and secretary of the Weldon Institute.
seven
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
state
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
story
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From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
There
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From this reading There were neither elections nor meetings this time.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were neither elections nor meetings this time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were neither elections nor meetings this time.
Tinder
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From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
Uncle
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
unexpected
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
unwonted
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From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
W
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From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the following 19th of April, seven months after the unexpected return of Uncle Prudent and Phil Evans, Philadelphia was in a state of unwonted excitement.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
Weldon
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From this reading The aerostat “Go-Ahead.” built by the Weldon Institute, was to take possession of her natural element.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were neither elections nor meetings this time.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The celebrated Harry W. Tinder, whose name we mentioned at the beginning of this story, had been engaged as aeronaut.
