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acceleration
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
alive
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
answer
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
blazes
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
buckled
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
bum
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
closely
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
conning
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
consciousness
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From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.
cracked
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
deck
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
didn't
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
enough
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
fighting
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
gift
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
hammocks
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
head
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
heaved
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
hell
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
helmet
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
horse's
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
hurt
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It should've been, but it wasn't.
Johnny
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From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
landing
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
like
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
Love
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From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
Martian
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From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
maybe
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
meant
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
mouth
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
Now
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
offered
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From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
others
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
out
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
rescued
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From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
returning
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From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.
Samaritans
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From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
should've
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From this reading It should've been, but it wasn't.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
sockets
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
stars
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From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
stay
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
suited
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
suspension
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: _The good Martian Samaritans rescued Johnny Love and offered him "the stars".
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
there
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
therein
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the first thing returning consciousness told him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
wasn't
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From this reading It should've been, but it wasn't.
way
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From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now, maybe, Johnny didn't look closely enough into the "gift horse's" mouth, but there were others who did ... and found therein the answer to life...._] His head hurt like blazes, but he was alive, and to be alive meant fighting like hell to stay that way.
wide
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
wrenched
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From this reading The next was that his helmet should have been cracked wide open when the bum landing had wrenched the acceleration hammocks out of their suspension sockets and heaved his suited body across the buckled conning deck.
