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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 Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
black
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
blue
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
case
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From this reading _The first successful non-Terrestrial divorce case!
days
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differ
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From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
divorce
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From this reading _The first successful non-Terrestrial divorce case!
Eagle
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
effects
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From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
embittered
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eyes
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
Fame
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
fast
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The first successful non-Terrestrial divorce case!
five
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
generalship
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
going
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From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
grey
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
Habits
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From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
hair
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
history-shattering
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
III
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
Jose
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
laws
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From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
lawyer
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Legal
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
non-Terrestrial
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From this reading _The first successful non-Terrestrial divorce case!
Obanion
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
precedent
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
spaceflight
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From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
successful
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From this reading _The first successful non-Terrestrial divorce case!
ten
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
Terrie
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
text
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From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The first successful non-Terrestrial divorce case!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
three-sexed
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
turning
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
unlikely
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
Venus
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Venusian
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From this reading Fame for Legal Eagle Jose Obanion for his generalship of a three-sexed, five Venusian history-shattering precedent!
very
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
Weinberg
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
write
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From this reading Habits are habits but--alas!--on Venus they differ...._ One of these days an embittered lawyer is going to write a text on the effects of spaceflight on the divorce laws.
writer
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From this reading This writer will be a Terrie, about five ten, with blue eyes, black hair--turning grey very fast, and the unlikely name of Jose Weinberg Obanion III.
