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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 A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
all
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
areas
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
balancenounUS /ˈbalance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
beacon
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
blindingly
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
blotted
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
bright
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
Calhoun
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
carefully
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
climate
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
control
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
cultivated
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
despairing
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From this reading Maril watched Calhoun in a sort of despairing indecision.
effective
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
firmament
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
floated
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
frequencies
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
fretfully
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
half-disk
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
ice-caps
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
indecision
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From this reading Maril watched Calhoun in a sort of despairing indecision.
inside
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From this reading There was relative silence inside the ship.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
known
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
land
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
large
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
maintained
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
man
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
Maril
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From this reading Maril watched Calhoun in a sort of despairing indecision.
Med
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
monitored
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From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
mottled
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
out
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
poles
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
relative
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From this reading There was relative silence inside the ship.
seas
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
ShipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
shone
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was relative silence inside the ship.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
sort
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From this reading Maril watched Calhoun in a sort of despairing indecision.
sunshine
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
there
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Med Ship floated free, and Calhoun fretfully monitored all the beacon frequencies known to man.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
watched
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From this reading Maril watched Calhoun in a sort of despairing indecision.
Weald
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From this reading A large part of the firmament was blotted out by the blindingly bright half-disk of Weald, as it shone in the sunshine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
woodland
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From this reading It had ice-caps at its poles, and there were seas, and the mottled look of land which had that carefully maintained balance of woodland and cultivated areas which was so effective in climate control.
