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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 Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
agreed
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
astrogators
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From this reading Calhoun had taken four young astrogators to space.
blueskin
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
Calhoun
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From this reading Calhoun had taken four young astrogators to space.
Calhoun's
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From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
damning
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
Dara
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From this reading They were the only semi-skilled space-pilots Dara had.
Darians
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From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
decision
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From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
enough
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From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
execute
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From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
fiercely
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
four
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From this reading Calhoun had taken four young astrogators to space.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
fully
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From this reading There were no fully qualified men.
guilt
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From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Calhoun had taken four young astrogators to space.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
Maril
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
men
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From this reading There were no fully qualified men.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There were no fully qualified men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
only
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From this reading They were the only semi-skilled space-pilots Dara had.
own
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
protested
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
qualified
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From this reading There were no fully qualified men.
reasonable
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From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
respect
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
semi-skilled
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From this reading They were the only semi-skilled space-pilots Dara had.
space
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From this reading Calhoun had taken four young astrogators to space.
space-pilots
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From this reading They were the only semi-skilled space-pilots Dara had.
statements
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
taken
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From this reading Calhoun had taken four young astrogators to space.
testimony
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From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
There
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From this reading There were no fully qualified men.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were the only semi-skilled space-pilots Dara had.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
viewpoint
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From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the viewpoint of Darians, the decision of Calhoun's guilt and the decision to execute him were reasonable enough.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Maril protested fiercely, and her testimony agreed with Calhoun's in every respect, but from a blueskin viewpoint their own statements were damning.
young
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From this reading Calhoun had taken four young astrogators to space.