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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 "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
AIR
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From this reading THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR "Hurry, hurry, mamma!" cried the Twins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
blue
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From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
boat
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From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
box
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
certain
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From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR "Hurry, hurry, mamma!" cried the Twins.
engine
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From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
eyes
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From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
go
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From this reading "Let us go."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
grow
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From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
hand
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
holding
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
how
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
Hurry
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From this reading THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR "Hurry, hurry, mamma!" cried the Twins.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
JOURNEYnounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR "Hurry, hurry, mamma!" cried the Twins.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us go."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
madam
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From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
mamma
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From this reading THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR "Hurry, hurry, mamma!" cried the Twins.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
pale-blue
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From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
Pickle
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
pinch
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From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
placed
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From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
portion
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From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
powder
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
Private
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
put
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From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
said
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From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
second
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
Secretary
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
suggest
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From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
surprise
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From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR "Hurry, hurry, mamma!" cried the Twins.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR "Hurry, hurry, mamma!" cried the Twins.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
Twins
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From this reading THE JOURNEY THROUGH THE AIR "Hurry, hurry, mamma!" cried the Twins.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Widow Pickle placed a pinch of the pale-blue powder upon a certain portion of the little boat, and, to her great surprise, it began to grow before her eyes.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us go."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
Widow
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From this reading "But how can we go?" asked the Widow Pickle of the Private Secretary, as she stood holding the second box of powder in her hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suggest, madam," said the Private Secretary, "that you might put a little of the first powder, the blue one, in the engine."
