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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 Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
acknowledged
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
Aero-Medical
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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
all
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
asking
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back
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
badly
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From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
bring
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challenged
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Colonel
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community
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
Director
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dozenth
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
Earth
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electronic
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end
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
engineers
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expert
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explanation
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few
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field
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Flight
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floor
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
half-hour
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happened
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was no stranger to problems.
head
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
ingenuity
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From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
kinds
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
Laboratory
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Lieutenant
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like
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From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
living
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From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
man
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From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
mathematicians
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medical
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
men
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
needed
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He was no stranger to problems.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
pacing
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particular
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past
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Philip
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physicists
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pressure
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
problems
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psychologists
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quarters
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Richardson
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safely
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scientists
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
send
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
small
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
Snow
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
space
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specialists
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stranger
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From this reading He was no stranger to problems.
study
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Surgeon
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technicians
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
test
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From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
together
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
USAF
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view
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lieutenant Colonel Philip Snow, Flight Surgeon, USAF, and Test Director of the Aero-Medical Laboratory, was pacing the study floor in his quarters, asking himself for the dozenth time in the past half-hour: What had happened to Richardson during the test that afternoon?
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever it was that had happened in the test, it badly needed a good explanation.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had been living with them for the past few years, and they had been problems the like of which had never before challenged the ingenuity of man.
worked
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From this reading For he was the head of a small community of men, scientists like himself--medical specialists of all kinds, psychologists, electronic technicians, physicists, pressure engineers, mathematicians and so on, each one of them an acknowledged expert in his particular field--who had worked together with one end in view: to send a man into space and bring him back safely to Earth again.
years
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