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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 Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
all
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
Atom
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From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
boat
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From this reading _A Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
column
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From this reading A column of violet light was pouring from her funnel.
discernible
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
don't
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From this reading _A Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
even
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From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A column of violet light was pouring from her funnel.
Fruitless
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From this reading _A Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
funnel
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From this reading A column of violet light was pouring from her funnel.
heaped
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A column of violet light was pouring from her funnel.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm trying to, lad!"
infinity
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
Journey
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From this reading _A Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
lad
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From this reading "I'm trying to, lad!"
light
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From this reading A column of violet light was pouring from her funnel.
line
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
more
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From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
mud
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A column of violet light was pouring from her funnel.
Parrish
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From this reading _A Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
pool
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
pouring
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From this reading A column of violet light was pouring from her funnel.
quivering
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
reproduced
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
Smasher
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From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
still
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From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
stop
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From this reading _A Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm trying to, lad!"
trying
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From this reading "I'm trying to, lad!"
up
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
vibrating
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From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
violently
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From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
violet
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From this reading A column of violet light was pouring from her funnel.
walls
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Atom Smasher was still vibrating, even more violently than before.
water
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From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pool, the mud, the walls of heaped up water were discernible, but all quivering and reproduced, line after line, to infinity.
Why
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From this reading _A Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _A Fruitless Journey_ "Why don't you stop the boat, Parrish?"
