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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 It was in a bustle of ordered activity.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some twenty of the crew were scattered about, working in little groups.
activity
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From this reading It was in a bustle of ordered activity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
Apparatus
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From this reading Apparatus was being brought up from below to be assembled.
assembled
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From this reading Apparatus was being brought up from below to be assembled.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Apparatus was being brought up from below to be assembled.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Apparatus was being brought up from below to be assembled.
belowadverbUS /bɪˈloʊ/
to a lower deck or level on a ship
From this reading Apparatus was being brought up from below to be assembled.
blue-greenish
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
brought
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From this reading Apparatus was being brought up from below to be assembled.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading It was in a bustle of ordered activity.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
crew
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From this reading Some twenty of the crew were scattered about, working in little groups.
deck
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
Desperate
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
electro-fuse
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
equipped
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
Erentz
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
expedition
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Apparatus was being brought up from below to be assembled.
glare
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
glowed
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
Grantline's
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
groups
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From this reading Some twenty of the crew were scattered about, working in little groups.
helmets
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in a bustle of ordered activity.
lights
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
little
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From this reading Some twenty of the crew were scattered about, working in little groups.
lurid
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
Martian
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
ordered
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From this reading It was in a bustle of ordered activity.
pattern
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
pile
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
Plans
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
queer
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From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
scattered
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From this reading Some twenty of the crew were scattered about, working in little groups.
similar
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
Some
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From this reading Some twenty of the crew were scattered about, working in little groups.
still
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
suits
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Desperate Plans_ The deck glowed lurid in the queer blue-greenish glare of Martian electro-fuse lights.
There
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Apparatus was being brought up from below to be assembled.
twenty
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From this reading Some twenty of the crew were scattered about, working in little groups.
up
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From this reading Apparatus was being brought up from below to be assembled.
very
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From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in a bustle of ordered activity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some twenty of the crew were scattered about, working in little groups.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a pile of Erentz suits and helmets, of Martian pattern, but still very similar to those with which Grantline's expedition was equipped.
working
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From this reading Some twenty of the crew were scattered about, working in little groups.
