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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 He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
acceleration
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From this reading The acceleration needle dropped with agonizing slowness.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
agonizing
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From this reading The acceleration needle dropped with agonizing slowness.
altimeter
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From this reading The altimeter said one hundred thousand feet, then ninety thousand, eighty, seventy-five.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
braced
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bulkheadnounUS /ˈbʌlkˌhɛd/
an upright partition inside a ship
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
button
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depression
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dial
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
dropped
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From this reading The acceleration needle dropped with agonizing slowness.
eighty
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From this reading The altimeter said one hundred thousand feet, then ninety thousand, eighty, seventy-five.
feet
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From this reading The altimeter said one hundred thousand feet, then ninety thousand, eighty, seventy-five.
few
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floor
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four
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
full
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functioning
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
gravities
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
gyro
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
hundred
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From this reading The altimeter said one hundred thousand feet, then ninety thousand, eighty, seventy-five.
keep
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From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
legs
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locked
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longer
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
minutes
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From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
needle
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From this reading The acceleration needle dropped with agonizing slowness.
ninety
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From this reading The altimeter said one hundred thousand feet, then ninety thousand, eighty, seventy-five.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
now
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The altimeter said one hundred thousand feet, then ninety thousand, eighty, seventy-five.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Four gravities, three point seven.
pseudograv
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
rather
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
said
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
second
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
seven
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From this reading Four gravities, three point seven.
seventy-five
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From this reading The altimeter said one hundred thousand feet, then ninety thousand, eighty, seventy-five.
ship's
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
slowness
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From this reading The acceleration needle dropped with agonizing slowness.
stabilizer
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
straight
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struggled
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system
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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From this reading The altimeter said one hundred thousand feet, then ninety thousand, eighty, seventy-five.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
thousand
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From this reading The altimeter said one hundred thousand feet, then ninety thousand, eighty, seventy-five.
three
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From this reading Four gravities, three point seven.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
top
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unit
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
vertical
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From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
wall
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From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ship's gyro system was no longer functioning as a pseudograv unit, but rather as a vertical stabilizer, and the second dial said four gravities.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He locked the top button at full depression and struggled to keep his legs straight beneath him, braced as they were now against a bulkhead which but a few minutes before had been, not a floor, but a wall.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The acceleration needle dropped with agonizing slowness.
