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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 engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
all
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
Asiatic
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
Bert
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
carried
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From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
cigarettes
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
contemporary
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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
days
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
delaying
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From this reading The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
differed
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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
engine
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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
finished
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
flying-machine
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
get
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From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
go
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From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
Goat
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
hesitation
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From this reading The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
hour
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
Island
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
mineral
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
more
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
motor-bicycle
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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
much
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From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
musing
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From this reading The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
nuts
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
obviously
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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
off
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From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
only
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
provisions
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
removed
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
replace
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
second
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
simply
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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even at last he did not so much go off upon it as get carried off.
spent
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
stays
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
substitute
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
taken
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
try
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
two
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
up
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From this reading The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
vast
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From this reading The rest of the time was taken up by a vast musing and delaying and hesitation.
very
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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
water
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From this reading Bert spent two more days upon Goat Island, and finished all his provisions except the cigarettes and mineral water, before he brought himself to try the Asiatic flying-machine.
wing
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From this reading It had taken only an hour or so to substitute wing stays from the second flying-machine and to replace the nuts he had himself removed.
working
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From this reading The engine was in working order, and differed only very simply and obviously from that of a contemporary motor-bicycle.
