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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
belt
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From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
boys
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From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
brush
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
came
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
clear
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
cockpit
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From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
coughed
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From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
down
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
hope
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
jam
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
lift
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
motor
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From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
News
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
off
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From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
once
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From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
only
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
own
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From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
places
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From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
plane
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From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
power
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From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
Ralph
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From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
roaring
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
room
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From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
safety
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From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
secured
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From this reading Ralph snapped on his safety belt and Tim secured himself in his own cockpit.
send
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
snapped
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From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
song
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From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
sweet
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From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
switches
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From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
then
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From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
There
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From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
throttle
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
Tim
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From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
tumbled
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From this reading The boys tumbled into their places and Tim snapped on the switches.
turn
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From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
twice
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From this reading The motor coughed once or twice and then roared into its sweet, even song of power.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
wide
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From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
wonder
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From this reading There was no time to turn the plane around, no time to wonder if there was room to take off.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was only time for one thing; to jam the throttle wide open, send the _Good News_ roaring down the wind and hope that she would lift clear of the brush when the time came.
