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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 He had a feeling of impending evil.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
captive
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
carried
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
ceiling
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
chamber
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From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
chill
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From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
completely
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
composed
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
convince
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From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
coppery
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
depressing
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From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
despair
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
dread
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From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
entire
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
evil
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From this reading He had a feeling of impending evil.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had a feeling of impending evil.
few
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From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
filled
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
floor
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
glimpses
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From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
gotten
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From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
gripped
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From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a feeling of impending evil.
hand
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From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
heart
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From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
held
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
hopeless
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
impending
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From this reading He had a feeling of impending evil.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
laboratory
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From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
light
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
meteor
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
momentary
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From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
operating
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From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
Parkinson
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
porcelainlike
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
room
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
shuddered
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From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
streamed
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
wealth or financial means
From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
sufficed
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From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
There
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From this reading There was something depressing about the chamber, something that gripped his heart with the chill hand of dread.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
thoughtnounUS /ˈthought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
time
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The few momentary glimpses of the chamber that he had gotten while he was being carried, sufficed to convince Parkinson that this was a laboratory, or--he shuddered at the thought--an operating room.
Venerians
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From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
walls
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
white
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From this reading The walls, floor and ceiling were composed of a white porcelainlike substance: from these walls, strangely, streamed the same coppery light that filled the entire meteor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At no time while he was held captive by the Venerians was Parkinson as hopeless, or as completely filled with despair as when he was carried into this room.
