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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 I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
all
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
aloft
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
back
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
bet
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From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
breezy
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
chance
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
comfortable
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
command
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
couldn't
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
down
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
get
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
give
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
go
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
Jim
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
jumps
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From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
just
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
lay
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
locker-bunk
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
made
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
mile
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
now
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From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
only
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
out
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
oven
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
pretty
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
quiet
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From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
says
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From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
setting
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From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
soar
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
soon
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
started
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
straight
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
stretched
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
there
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom had been setting quiet and thinking; but now he jumps up and says:
thousand
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From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
Tom
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From this reading But a body couldn’t get back his strength in no such oven as that, so Tom give the command to soar, and Jim started her aloft.
up
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
wanted
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
weak
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From this reading I was so weak that the only thing I wanted was a chance to lay down, so I made straight for my locker-bunk, and stretched myself out there.
weather
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From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We had to go up a mile before we struck comfortable weather where it was breezy and pleasant and just right, and pretty soon I was all straight again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I bet you a thousand to one I know where we are.
