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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 A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
absolute
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From this reading Up to now the _Astronef_ had obeyed the laws of gravitation and repulsion with absolute exactness.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
all
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From this reading He made another examination of the instruments; but no, all were in perfect order.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made another examination of the instruments; but no, all were in perfect order.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
Astronef
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He made another examination of the instruments; but no, all were in perfect order.
cleared
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
compass
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
confines
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
conning-tower
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
Earth
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
exactness
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From this reading Up to now the _Astronef_ had obeyed the laws of gravitation and repulsion with absolute exactness.
examination
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From this reading He made another examination of the instruments; but no, all were in perfect order.
examine
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
gravitation
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From this reading Up to now the _Astronef_ had obeyed the laws of gravitation and repulsion with absolute exactness.
gravitational
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
instruments
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
intense
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
laws
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From this reading Up to now the _Astronef_ had obeyed the laws of gravitation and repulsion with absolute exactness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
looking
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
made
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From this reading He made another examination of the instruments; but no, all were in perfect order.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a thing had never yet occurred.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He made another examination of the instruments; but no, all were in perfect order.
now
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From this reading Up to now the _Astronef_ had obeyed the laws of gravitation and repulsion with absolute exactness.
obeyed
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From this reading Up to now the _Astronef_ had obeyed the laws of gravitation and repulsion with absolute exactness.
occurred
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From this reading Such a thing had never yet occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
ordinary
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
out
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
perfect
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From this reading He made another examination of the instruments; but no, all were in perfect order.
Redgrave
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
repulsion
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From this reading Up to now the _Astronef_ had obeyed the laws of gravitation and repulsion with absolute exactness.
Saturnian
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
sea
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
see
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
six
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a thing had never yet occurred.
surprise
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
System
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a thing had never yet occurred.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
Up
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From this reading Up to now the _Astronef_ had obeyed the laws of gravitation and repulsion with absolute exactness.
usual
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From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
vessel
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
way
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From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little before six (Earth time) on the fourth morning after they had cleared the confines of the Saturnian System, Redgrave went as usual into the conning-tower to examine the instruments, and to see that everything was in order.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He made another examination of the instruments; but no, all were in perfect order.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To his intense surprise he found, on looking at the gravitational compass, which was to the _Astronef_ what the ordinary compass is to a ship at sea, that the vessel was a long way out of her course.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Up to now the _Astronef_ had obeyed the laws of gravitation and repulsion with absolute exactness.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Such a thing had never yet occurred.
