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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 They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
alarm
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From this reading A siren blasted shrill alarm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
asteroids
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
battle
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From this reading The light of battle shone in Shane's blue eyes.
black
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
blasted
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From this reading A siren blasted shrill alarm.
blue
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From this reading The light of battle shone in Shane's blue eyes.
calls
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
challenge
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From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
chaos
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
Chonya
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
coming
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
death
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
down
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
dull
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
eyes
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From this reading The light of battle shone in Shane's blue eyes.
flyers
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
Gadar
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
gotten
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
horde
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
hurtling
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light of battle shone in Shane's blue eyes.
knew
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
lanced
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
light
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
like
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
Malya
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
now
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
other
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
Quos
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From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
racing
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From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
ramp
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From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
Reggar's
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From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
renegades
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From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
Shane
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
Shane's
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From this reading The light of battle shone in Shane's blue eyes.
ships
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
shone
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From this reading The light of battle shone in Shane's blue eyes.
shrill
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From this reading A siren blasted shrill alarm.
silver
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
siren
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From this reading A siren blasted shrill alarm.
slavery
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
sleek
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
slim
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
streaks
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
swarmed
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From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
too
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
uniting
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
up
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From this reading Quos Reggar's renegades swarmed onto the ramp, racing for their ships to take up the challenge.
void
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From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were coming now--a horde of great silver ships that lanced through the void like streaks of light, hurtling down on Gadar.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
worlds
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From this reading The slim, sleek _Chonya_ craft were with them, too ... the dull black _Malya_ flyers; and Shane knew that his other calls had gotten through--that the worlds and the asteroids were uniting against slavery and death and chaos.
