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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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analytical
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He'd chill us to the bone by setting two squixes to brooding over a never-to-be born Earth, exactly as he has done here.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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become
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The human race, for instance-- The condensation of the histories of ten thousand races into a text concise enough to fit into a single volume had been a task of unprecedented proportions.
bone
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bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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bright
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brooding
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From this reading He'd chill us to the bone by setting two squixes to brooding over a never-to-be born Earth, exactly as he has done here.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He'd chill us to the bone by setting two squixes to brooding over a never-to-be born Earth, exactly as he has done here.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
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cease
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chill
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concise
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condensation
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cosmic
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dispassionately
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Earth
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enough
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entertainment
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exactly
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FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fit
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forsaking
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go
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From this reading And thrill us, too--with the liveliest kind of entertainment._ Very trivial things can go into the weaving of a nest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The human race, for instance-- The condensation of the histories of ten thousand races into a text concise enough to fit into a single volume had been a task of unprecedented proportions.
happen
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He'd chill us to the bone by setting two squixes to brooding over a never-to-be born Earth, exactly as he has done here.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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He'd
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herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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histories
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human
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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instance
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intense
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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KATY
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kind
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now we know!
liveliest
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lyrically
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MISS
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nest
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never-to-be
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NIGHT
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Now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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often
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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poetic
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proportions
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race
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races
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Robert
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scale
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setting
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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single
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SLEEP
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squixes
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story
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SWEET
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task
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ten
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text
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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things
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thousand
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THREE
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thrill
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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too
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trivial
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two
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unprecedented
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Very
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volume
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wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now we know!
We've
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weaving
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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worlds
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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writer
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Young
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