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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 At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
Accelerator
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From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
belt
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From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
buckles
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From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
cocked
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From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
colloid
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From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
Communicator
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From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
Control
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From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
Direct
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From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
ear
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From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
engine
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From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
eyes
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From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
fingers
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From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
Frame
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From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
gear
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From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
General
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From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
George
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From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
glued
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From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
hand
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From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
heel
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From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
leans
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From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
lever
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From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
lies
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From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
lift-shunt
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From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
midships
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From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
moment's
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From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
notice
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From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
Now
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From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
other
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From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
out
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From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
play
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From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
port-engine
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From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
ready
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From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
Reverse
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From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
rim
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From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
stand
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From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
steering-wheel
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From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
stops
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From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
switches
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From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading George buckles him into the Frame and switches on the Direct Control.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
thrown
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From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
Tim's
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From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At his right hand is the midships engine lever ready to be thrown into gear at a moment's notice.
toe
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From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading He leans forward in his belt, eyes glued to the colloid, and one ear cocked toward the General Communicator.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The lift-shunt stops stand out on the rim of the steering-wheel where the fingers of his left hand can play on them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now under Tim's left toe lies the port-engine Accelerator; under his left heel the Reverse, and so with the other foot.
