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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 _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Far above was a halo where the sun should be.
acid
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
air
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
alien
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
all
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Far above was a halo where the sun should be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
briefly
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
carries
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
carved
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
castle
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
cleared
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
clouds
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
cost
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
dark
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From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
distance
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
Earth
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From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
eroded
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
etching
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
existence
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From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
face
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From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
Far
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From this reading Far above was a halo where the sun should be.
flat
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
float
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
fog
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From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
foreboding
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
form
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
formation
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
gloom
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From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
halo
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From this reading Far above was a halo where the sun should be.
high
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
human
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
initial
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
iron-gray
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
landing
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
larger
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From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
like
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
lives
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
made
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
Mankind
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
Miracastle
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
mountains
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
near
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From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
only
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From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
orange
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From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
perpetually
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From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
plateaunounUS /plateau/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
rays
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From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
revealed
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
rock
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
sharp
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Far above was a halo where the sun should be.
slightly
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From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
Sol
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From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
splintered
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From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
spread
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
star
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From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
stars
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
steep
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From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
stone
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
sun
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From this reading Far above was a halo where the sun should be.
tears
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sun was an orange star only slightly larger than Sol and as near to Miracastle as Sol to Earth.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The orange rays splintered against the fog and gloom was perpetually upon the dark face of existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Far above was a halo where the sun should be.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Far above was a halo where the sun should be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!_ Miracastle: The initial landing had been made on a flat plateau among steep, foreboding mountains which seemed to float through briefly cleared air.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
winds
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From this reading In the distance a sharp rock formation stood revealed like an etching: a castle of iron-gray stone whose form had been carved by alien winds and eroded by acid tears from acid clouds.
