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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 Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
asteroids
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From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
book
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
boot
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From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
earrings
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From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
equipment
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
four
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From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
games
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
go
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
got
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From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
guys
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From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
Hank
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From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
how
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From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
isn't
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
lie
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From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
live
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
magazine
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
month
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From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
other
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From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
out
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From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
owners
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From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
premium
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
return
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
room
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
signed
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From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
space
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From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
stuck
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From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
talk
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From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
there
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From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
tugs
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From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
up
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From this reading You're there, stuck for the month you signed up for, with four other guys and nothing to do but talk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
wearing
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From this reading Hank was spinning quite a space lie--something about earrings wearing their owners.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Space on the little tugs that you go in and return in, and live in while you're there, is at such a premium that there isn't room for a book or a magazine nor equipment for games.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
work
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From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
yarnnounUS /jɑrn/
an informal story or conversation
From this reading The crew got a boot out of the yarn--until they got to thinking.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
you're
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From this reading You know how it is when you're with a work crew on one of the asteroids.
