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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 But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
Agronians
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
almost
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
always
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From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
atomic
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
conflict
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
contemplate
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
cornerstone
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
decided
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
destructive
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
disaster
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From this reading But disaster may make victory mandatory.
Earth
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
enveloped
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
exciting
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
filling
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
fire
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
forgive
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
ghastly
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
glad
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
gulfs
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From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We have no sympathy for them--and neither has Mr. Smith.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have no sympathy for them--and neither has Mr. Smith.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
heroism
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
human
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
malicious
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
mandatory
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From this reading But disaster may make victory mandatory.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
most
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
Mr
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From this reading We have no sympathy for them--and neither has Mr. Smith.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading We have no sympathy for them--and neither has Mr. Smith.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We have no sympathy for them--and neither has Mr. Smith.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
play
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From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
prize
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
rather
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
reversal
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
Richard
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
Smith
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
space
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
stars
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From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
story
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
sympathy
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From this reading We have no sympathy for them--and neither has Mr. Smith.
tale
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
technique
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We have no sympathy for them--and neither has Mr. Smith.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
too
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
Turnabout
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From this reading _Turnabout may not always be fair play in the gulfs between the stars.
unexpected
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
victory
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From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
war
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
we're
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From this reading Still, we're rather glad he decided to make human heroism the cornerstone of a most exciting tale of conflict in space._ The Earth was enveloped in atomic fire and the ship was a prize of war.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But so destructive and malicious are the Agronians of this story that we can readily forgive Richard Smith for filling their ship with an unexpected reversal of a victory technique almost too ghastly to contemplate.
