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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 As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
air-ship
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
all
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
approached
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From this reading A handsome young man in uniform approached and touched his hat:
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
away
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From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
back
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
bearing
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From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
become
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
belief
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
crowd
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
day
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
Englishman
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
fears
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
flying
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From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
friend
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From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
genuine
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From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A handsome young man in uniform approached and touched his hat:
hat
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From this reading A handsome young man in uniform approached and touched his hat:
haunted
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
Johnston
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From this reading Poor Johnston!
machine
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From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
man
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From this reading A handsome young man in uniform approached and touched his hat:
meet
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
mere
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
misfortune
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
palace
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
pity
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From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Johnston!
ridiculed
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
sky
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
some
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
spared
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From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
speck
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
strolled
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
Thorndyke
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From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
touched
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From this reading A handsome young man in uniform approached and touched his hat:
turned
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
uniform
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From this reading A handsome young man in uniform approached and touched his hat:
vast
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From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
watched
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From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Thorndyke watched the flying machine that was bearing his friend away a genuine feeling of pity went over him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the air-ship had become a mere speck in the sky, the Englishman turned back into the palace and strolled about in the vast crowd.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been haunted all day with the belief that he was to meet with some misfortune from which Thorndyke was to be spared, and Thorndyke had ridiculed his fears.
young
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From this reading A handsome young man in uniform approached and touched his hat:
