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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
all
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
barriers
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
blocking
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
broke
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
clustered
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
completely
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
crowd
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
denied
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
down
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
entering
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From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Space-widowhood, for instance....
front
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
gangplank
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From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
gently
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
hurrying
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
indicated
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
insistent
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
instance
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From this reading Space-widowhood, for instance....
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
ladies
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
means
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From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
middle-aged
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
Moon-bound
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
mouth
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From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
new
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From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
now
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From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
other
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
passengers
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
plain
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
possibility
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
progress
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From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
pseudo-widowhoods
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From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
scattered
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
side
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
sight
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
space-field
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From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
Space-widowhood
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From this reading Space-widowhood, for instance....
spaceship
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From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
stop
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From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
two
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last she was on the gangplank, entering the mouth of the spaceship--and nothing could ever stop her now.
way
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From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even that possibility was denied her when two gently insistent middle-aged ladies indicated she was blocking the way....
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Not unless she broke down completely in front of all these hurrying, Moon-bound passengers, in plain sight of the scattered crowd which clustered on the other side of the space-field barriers.
Women
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From this reading Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods.
