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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 Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
air
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
all
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
altitude
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
Attack
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
away
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
awe
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
bathed
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
bony
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
came
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From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
chaos
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From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
clearer
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
cliff-ledge
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
confusion
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From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
cylinders
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
darkened
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
Elza
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
encampment
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From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
encasing
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
feet
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
figures
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
fingers
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
flight
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
full
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
give
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
House
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
hundred
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
mechanism
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
metal
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
metallic
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
Momentarily
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
motionless
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
nearer
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
now
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
other
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
out
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From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
perhaps
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
Power
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
ribs
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
sat
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
saw
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
search-beams
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
sitting
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
skeleton
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
soon
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From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
Stricken
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
surprise
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
sway
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
swept
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
there
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From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
thousand
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
touching
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From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
turmoil
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From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
two
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From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
very
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From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The skeleton figures in the air--I saw now that there were nearer two hundred than one hundred--were perhaps two thousand feet away, and at an altitude of about the cliff-ledge where Elza and I were sitting.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Our encampment was in a turmoil of confusion--chaos, out of which very soon order came.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Attack on the Power House_ Stricken with surprise and awe, Elza and I sat there motionless.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Momentarily I saw them clearer; metallic cylinders in bony fingers, and a metal mechanism of flight encasing, yet not touching the ribs.
Zed-ray
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From this reading They swept forward, bathed in the Zed-ray with all our other search-beams darkened to give it full sway.
