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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 Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
acknowledged
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
aliens
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From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
always
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From this reading The aliens always let other races fight their wars of conquest.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
characteristic
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
conference
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From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
conquest
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From this reading The aliens always let other races fight their wars of conquest.
Cowardice
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
cubicle
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From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
culture
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
deeply
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
ever-present
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From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
existence
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From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
fear
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From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
few
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From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
fight
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From this reading The aliens always let other races fight their wars of conquest.
flow
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From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
Forential
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From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
granted
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
hinge
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From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
hours
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From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
knew
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From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The aliens always let other races fight their wars of conquest.
lives
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From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
mental
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From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
other
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From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
outcome
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From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
own
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From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
personal
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From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
races
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From this reading The aliens always let other races fight their wars of conquest.
racial
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
sat
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From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
somehow
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
space
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From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
station
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From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
taken
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
thoughts
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From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
unreferred-to
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From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
wars
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From this reading The aliens always let other races fight their wars of conquest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind their flow of thoughts was the unreferred-to but ever-present fear for their own lives.
wasn't
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From this reading Cowardice was taken for granted; it was so deeply a part of their own culture (if it wasn't somehow a racial characteristic) that it did not need to be acknowledged.
well
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From this reading Forential knew that his own personal existence might well hinge on the outcome of the next few hours.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the space station, Forential sat in his cubicle in mental conference with the other aliens.
