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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 Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
asleep
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From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
back
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
believed
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From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
better
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From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
blanket
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From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
chance
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From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
control
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
curled
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From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
decided
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
deliberately
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
frail-seeming
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From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
generally
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From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
growing
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
hoped
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From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
Hovan
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
human
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
incredibly
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From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
inflicted
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
lash
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
light
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
like
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From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
man's
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
mat
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
meant
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From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
noted
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
Ordeal
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From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
out
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From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
probably
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
Ranger
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From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
rolled
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
ruhar
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From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
scars
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
side
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From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
some
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
soon
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From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
sort
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
Steve
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From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
studying
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
then
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
There
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From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
touched
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
tougher
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From this reading Perhaps that meant the Ranger was tougher than he looked, and had a better chance in the Ordeal than was generally believed.
vulnerable
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From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
wake-light
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From this reading Hovan touched the light control, then rolled over on his mat and looked at the human in the growing wake-light.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Steve was still asleep, curled on his side, half in and half out of the blanket, and he looked incredibly vulnerable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were scars on the man's back, Hovan noted; studying them, he decided they had been deliberately inflicted, probably by some sort of lash.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hovan hoped so, since he found himself beginning to like the frail-seeming human who would soon be his ruhar.
