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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 [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
all
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
available
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
avidly
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From this reading And all through the journey she'd studied her _Brief Introduction to Terrestrial Manners and Mores_ avidly.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
bit
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From this reading Perhaps it was a bit overinspirational in spots, but it had facts in it, too.
Brief
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From this reading And all through the journey she'd studied her _Brief Introduction to Terrestrial Manners and Mores_ avidly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps it was a bit overinspirational in spots, but it had facts in it, too.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
correlate
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From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
customs
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
down
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
Earth
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
facts
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From this reading Perhaps it was a bit overinspirational in spots, but it had facts in it, too.
Fizbus
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
habits
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From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And all through the journey she'd studied her _Brief Introduction to Terrestrial Manners and Mores_ avidly.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
humiliating
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
information
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
Introduction
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From this reading And all through the journey she'd studied her _Brief Introduction to Terrestrial Manners and Mores_ avidly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it was a bit overinspirational in spots, but it had facts in it, too.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And all through the journey she'd studied her _Brief Introduction to Terrestrial Manners and Mores_ avidly.
knew
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From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
knowledge
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From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
Manners
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From this reading And all through the journey she'd studied her _Brief Introduction to Terrestrial Manners and Mores_ avidly.
Mores
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From this reading And all through the journey she'd studied her _Brief Introduction to Terrestrial Manners and Mores_ avidly.
Morfatch
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
morgue
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
natives
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From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
non-alate
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From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
overinspirational
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From this reading Perhaps it was a bit overinspirational in spots, but it had facts in it, too.
own
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From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps it was a bit overinspirational in spots, but it had facts in it, too.
read
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
she'd
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
Sidenote
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
spots
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From this reading Perhaps it was a bit overinspirational in spots, but it had facts in it, too.
stay
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
studied
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From this reading And all through the journey she'd studied her _Brief Introduction to Terrestrial Manners and Mores_ avidly.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
Tarb
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
Terrestrial
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
there
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And all through the journey she'd studied her _Brief Introduction to Terrestrial Manners and Mores_ avidly.
Times
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
too
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From this reading Perhaps it was a bit overinspirational in spots, but it had facts in it, too.
vertical
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From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
wing
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From this reading So she knew that, since the natives were non-alate, she was not to take wing on Earth.
winglessness
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From this reading She had, however, forgotten to correlate the knowledge of their winglessness with her own vertical habits.
wings
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From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Sidenote: _"Come down to Earth--and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings!_] Tarb Morfatch had read all the information on Terrestrial customs that was available in the _Times_ morgue before she'd left Fizbus.
