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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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Adams
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all
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always
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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base
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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Bill
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blond
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bronzed
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case
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cover
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desire
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developed
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dread
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end
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Explorers
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feet
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few
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there's the case of the first space pilot to Mars who developed the itch-- Bill Adams was halfway back from Mars when he noticed the red rash on his hands.
five
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He'd been reaching for one of the few remaining tissues to cover a sneeze, while scratching vigorously at the base of his neck.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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gasped
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hair
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halfway
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halted
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hand
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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He'd
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heroic
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heroism
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he saw the red spot, and his hand halted, while all desire to sneeze gasped out of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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inches
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itch
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lean
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Mars
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more
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muscle
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neck
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noticed
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then there's the case of the first space pilot to Mars who developed the itch-- Bill Adams was halfway back from Mars when he noticed the red rash on his hands.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then there's the case of the first space pilot to Mars who developed the itch-- Bill Adams was halfway back from Mars when he noticed the red rash on his hands.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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out
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outsiders
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pilot
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prove
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rash
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reaching
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red
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remaining
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sat
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saw
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scratching
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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seven
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skin
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snakes
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sneeze
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space
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spiders
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spot
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stand
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staring
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sweating
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then there's the case of the first space pilot to Mars who developed the itch-- Bill Adams was halfway back from Mars when he noticed the red rash on his hands.
Then
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there
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there's
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From this reading Then there's the case of the first space pilot to Mars who developed the itch-- Bill Adams was halfway back from Mars when he noticed the red rash on his hands.
tissues
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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vigorously
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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 Then there's the case of the first space pilot to Mars who developed the itch-- Bill Adams was halfway back from Mars when he noticed the red rash on his hands.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then there's the case of the first space pilot to Mars who developed the itch-- Bill Adams was halfway back from Mars when he noticed the red rash on his hands.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He'd been reaching for one of the few remaining tissues to cover a sneeze, while scratching vigorously at the base of his neck.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Explorers who dread spiders and snakes prove that heroism is always more heroic to outsiders.
