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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 The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
airship
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
Albert
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From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He filled the Smallways soul with passionate dread and antipathy.
antipathy
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From this reading He filled the Smallways soul with passionate dread and antipathy.
appalling
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
battle
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
Bert
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From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
board
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
bringing
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
cabin
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
came
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
doing
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
door
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
dread
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From this reading He filled the Smallways soul with passionate dread and antipathy.
encountered
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From this reading He was quite the most terrifying person Bert had ever encountered.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was quite the most terrifying person Bert had ever encountered.
filled
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From this reading He filled the Smallways soul with passionate dread and antipathy.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
fragments
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was quite the most terrifying person Bert had ever encountered.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
impression
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From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
Karl
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From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
Kurt's
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
made
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From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
mid-Atlantic
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
most
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From this reading He was quite the most terrifying person Bert had ever encountered.
much
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
naval
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
nearer
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
news
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
passionate
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From this reading He filled the Smallways soul with passionate dread and antipathy.
person
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From this reading He was quite the most terrifying person Bert had ever encountered.
presence
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
Prince
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From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
probably
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
profound
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From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
progress
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was quite the most terrifying person Bert had ever encountered.
sat
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
Smallways
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From this reading He filled the Smallways soul with passionate dread and antipathy.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
soul
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From this reading He filled the Smallways soul with passionate dread and antipathy.
telegraphy
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
terrifying
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From this reading He was quite the most terrifying person Bert had ever encountered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
throbs
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Prince Karl Albert had made a profound impression upon Bert.
venturing
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From this reading For a long time Bert sat alone in Kurt's cabin, doing nothing and not venturing even to open the door lest he should be by that much nearer that appalling presence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was quite the most terrifying person Bert had ever encountered.
wireless
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From this reading So it came about that he was probably the last person on board to hear the news that wireless telegraphy was bringing to the airship in throbs and fragments of a great naval battle in progress in mid-Atlantic.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He filled the Smallways soul with passionate dread and antipathy.
