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3.0
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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according
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
ached
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From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
apart
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
arms
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
Attribution-Non-Commercial-No
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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blinked
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From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
by-nc-nd
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captured
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Commons
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consciousness
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couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
crash
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Creative
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creativecommons
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Derivative
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Esteban
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feet
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going
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
got
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From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
groggily
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
hanging
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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he'd
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head
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From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
hit
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From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
hostility
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
http
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hurt
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From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
Licence
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licenced
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licenses
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matched
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From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
more
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must've
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obviously
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
off
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From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
only
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
org
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painfully
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
pattern
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From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
plan
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
planned
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Ranger
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realistic
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rebels
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
regained
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risk
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
straightened
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From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
stretched
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
taking
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From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
Tarlac
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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times
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From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
treating
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
webbing's
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From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
weight
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From this reading He blinked a couple of times, then got his feet under him and straightened, taking the weight off his arms.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His head hurt where something had hit it, and his body ached in a pattern that matched the crash webbing's.
willing
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
work
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Works
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world
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
wrists
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From this reading But at least one thing was going according to plan: he'd obviously been captured by the rebels, since he was hanging by his wrists with his arms stretched painfully apart--and only the rebels, on this world, would be willing to risk treating a Ranger with such hostility.
