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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 In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
accusing
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
aeroplanes
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From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
America
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From this reading He would have had every man, woman, and child in America working to give America wings.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
any
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From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
aviation
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From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
away
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From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
careless
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
carried
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
carry
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From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
caught
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
child
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From this reading He would have had every man, woman, and child in America working to give America wings.
conversation
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From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
crusade
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
days
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From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
enthusiasm
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He would have had every man, woman, and child in America working to give America wings.
fanaticism
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
fire
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
flew
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From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
gift
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
give
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From this reading He would have had every man, woman, and child in America working to give America wings.
grim
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He would have had every man, woman, and child in America working to give America wings.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
hearers
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
impossible
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From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
intensity
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
irritated
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
itch
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
man
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
matter
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From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
men
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
moment
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
nonplussed
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
only
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
Potter
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From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
preached
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
preaching
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From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
purpose
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
see
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
seized
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From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
singleness
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
somewhat
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
started
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From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
subject
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From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
talk
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From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was a man preaching a crusade, and he preached it with an intensity, a fire, a grim fanaticism that caught and carried away his hearers if only for a moment of enthusiasm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
uneasiness
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From this reading He had the gift to make men see, and such singleness of purpose as somewhat nonplussed the careless and irritated them with the itch of accusing uneasiness.
Waite
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From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading No matter where the talk started, aeroplanes seized it and flew away with it.
wings
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From this reading He would have had every man, woman, and child in America working to give America wings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In those days it was impossible to carry on a conversation with Potter Waite on any subject but aviation.
woman
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From this reading He would have had every man, woman, and child in America working to give America wings.
working
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From this reading He would have had every man, woman, and child in America working to give America wings.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would have had every man, woman, and child in America working to give America wings.
