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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 It was not a conspicuously sane operation.
air
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From this reading The air was distinctly bumpy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
become
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
box
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
bumpy
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From this reading The air was distinctly bumpy.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Joe helped.
conspicuously
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From this reading It was not a conspicuously sane operation.
desert
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
distinctly
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From this reading The air was distinctly bumpy.
doorway
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
down
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
feet
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
ground
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From this reading So near the ground, the plane tended to waver.
helped
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From this reading But Joe helped.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not a conspicuously sane operation.
Joe
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From this reading But Joe helped.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
massive
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
matter
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
near
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From this reading So near the ground, the plane tended to waver.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not a conspicuously sane operation.
operation
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From this reading It was not a conspicuously sane operation.
out
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
plane
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From this reading So near the ground, the plane tended to waver.
push
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
safe
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
sands
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
sane
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From this reading It was not a conspicuously sane operation.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So near the ground, the plane tended to waver.
tedious
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
tended
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From this reading So near the ground, the plane tended to waver.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So near the ground, the plane tended to waver.
thousand
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So near the ground, the plane tended to waver.
tumble
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From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not a conspicuously sane operation.
waver
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From this reading So near the ground, the plane tended to waver.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To push a massive box out a doorway, so it would tumble down a thousand feet to desert sands, was not so safe a matter as would let it become tedious.