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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 new and sinless world the anti-pleasure Mohcans sought.
aircar
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
amorous
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
Amour
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From this reading Amour, Amour, Dear Planet!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A new and sinless world the anti-pleasure Mohcans sought.
anti-pleasure
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From this reading _A new and sinless world the anti-pleasure Mohcans sought.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
back
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
canyon
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From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
comes
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
condition
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
Dear
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From this reading Amour, Amour, Dear Planet!
depended
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
down
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From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
drunk
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
fact
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
find
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
handle
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
handling
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From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
home
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
hostage
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
hour
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From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
hundred
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From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
imp
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
Jan
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
liquor
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
man
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
miles
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From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
Mohcans
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From this reading _A new and sinless world the anti-pleasure Mohcans sought.
Mountain
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From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
native
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
new
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From this reading _A new and sinless world the anti-pleasure Mohcans sought.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
Obrien
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
perhaps
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
plain
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
Planet
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From this reading Amour, Amour, Dear Planet!
Rocky
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From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
sinless
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From this reading _A new and sinless world the anti-pleasure Mohcans sought.
sought
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From this reading _A new and sinless world the anti-pleasure Mohcans sought.
Spacecaptain
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
tasted
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
ten
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
Terra
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A new and sinless world the anti-pleasure Mohcans sought.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
understood
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
wars
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
way
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From this reading But they depended on their hostage, Spacecaptain Jan Obrien, to find it for them ... and he was an amorous imp from way back._ Spacecaptain Jan Obrien was plain drunk and in no condition to handle an aircar.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
whizzing
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From this reading Obrien was in no condition, but nevertheless he was handling an aircar, whizzing down a Rocky Mountain canyon at a couple of hundred miles per hour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
world
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From this reading _A new and sinless world the anti-pleasure Mohcans sought.
worst
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
years
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From this reading Which fact perhaps can be understood for a man who has not tasted the liquor of Terra in ten years and who comes home to his native planet to find it wrecked by the worst of its wars.
