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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 _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
alien
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
ANY
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
appearances
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
baring
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
circumstances
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
conquest
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
control
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From this reading He listened in the silence of the Exploration ship's control room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
enemies
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
Exploration
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
far
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
fatal
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
former
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
friends
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
friendship
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
Handbook
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
Harm
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He listened in the silence of the Exploration ship's control room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
job
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
judge
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
latter
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
listened
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From this reading He listened in the silence of the Exploration ship's control room.
major
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
many
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
menace
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From this reading So is a snarl of menace.
mistake
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
only
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
problem
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
room
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From this reading He listened in the silence of the Exploration ship's control room.
see
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
self-defense
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
separating
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
Ship's
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He listened in the silence of the Exploration ship's control room.
smile
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
snarl
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From this reading So is a snarl of menace.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So is a snarl of menace.
space
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
spacer
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
teeth
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
testified
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From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
tough
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
tougher
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
TRUST
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From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It can be fatal to mistake the latter for the former._ _Harm an alien being only under circumstances of self-defense._ _TRUST NO ALIEN BEING UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES._ --From _Exploration Ship's Handbook_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The problem of separating the friends from the enemies was a major one in the conquest of space as many a dead spacer could have testified.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
whispers
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From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A tough job when you could see an alien and judge appearances; far tougher when they were only whispers on the wind._ _A smile of friendship is a baring of the teeth.
