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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 _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
ace
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
answer
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From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
any
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
April
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
ask
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
attempt
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From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
brash
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
brasher
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
copyright
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
crest
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From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
dare
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From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
dared
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From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
etext
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evidence
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Extensive
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Fiction
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fingers
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From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1958.
Galaxy
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From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1958.
Garth
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
greatly
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
head
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From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
high
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
interview
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From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
lifted
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From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
newspaper
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
other
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
produced
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publication
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
renewed
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
reporter
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
research
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
rudimentary
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From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
S
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
scared
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
school
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
Science
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some
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
spasmodically
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From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
tabus
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
there
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1958.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
twitched
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From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
U
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
uncover
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
urgently
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
very
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
Visitor
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From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
want
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction April 1958.
webbing
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From this reading His head crest lifted spasmodically and the rudimentary webbing between his fingers twitched.
weekly
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From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To answer a dare, Garth was about to attempt something that had never been dared before: a newspaper interview with The Visitor.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised--some tabus very urgently want to be broken!_ Although as brash as any other ace newspaper reporter for a high school weekly--and there is no one brasher--Garth was scared.
