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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 I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
Amboria
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
asked
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From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
beautiful
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
beauty
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From this reading Of course, this place can hardly compare in natural beauty with the one there."
bench
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From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
blocks
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From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Of course, this place can hardly compare in natural beauty with the one there."
certain
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
city
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
compare
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From this reading Of course, this place can hardly compare in natural beauty with the one there."
couple
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course
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From this reading Of course, this place can hardly compare in natural beauty with the one there."
day
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From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
expression
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From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
found
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From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
further
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From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
girl
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
hardly
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From this reading Of course, this place can hardly compare in natural beauty with the one there."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
hot
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From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
hour
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From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
judged
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From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
Landing
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From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
Lieutenant
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like
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Mars
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
most
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
natural
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From this reading Of course, this place can hardly compare in natural beauty with the one there."
next
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From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Of course, this place can hardly compare in natural beauty with the one there."
parkway
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
place
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From this reading Of course, this place can hardly compare in natural beauty with the one there."
pleasant
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From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
rapt
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From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
recalling
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From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
reminds
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
said
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
sit
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
sitting
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From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
spot
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
stopped
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From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
sun
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From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
sunny
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talking
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From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Landing_ The next day, at the same hour, I found the Lieutenant sitting in the hot sun on the same bench.
Then
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From this reading Then he stopped talking, and by his rapt expression I judged he was recalling pleasant memories.
there
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From this reading Of course, this place can hardly compare in natural beauty with the one there."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
Universe
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
used
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From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
walk
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From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No," he said, "this spot reminds me of a certain parkway in Amboria, a city on Mars, where I used to sit with the most beautiful girl in the Universe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I asked him if he would like to walk a couple of blocks further, where it was not so sunny.
