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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 From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
also
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From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
applied
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From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
apt
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
brews
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
cabin
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
close
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
common
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
cut
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
Dane
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
date
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
dropped
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
dull
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
effects
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From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
find
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
flight
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
hand
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
HEADACHES
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From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
hope
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
Hyper
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From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
illness
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From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But this voyage there was little relaxation once they were in Hyper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
landing
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
lifted
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From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
lingering
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From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this voyage there was little relaxation once they were in Hyper.
matter
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
meeting
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
mess
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
minimum
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
mug
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
Mura's
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
off
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From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
once
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From this reading But this voyage there was little relaxation once they were in Hyper.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
others
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
out
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
place
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
plotted
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
relaxation
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From this reading But this voyage there was little relaxation once they were in Hyper.
Sargol
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From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
Sargolian
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From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
schedule
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From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
spacer
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
special
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
speculating
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
Steen
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
studies
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From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
systems
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
there
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this voyage there was little relaxation once they were in Hyper.
thrown
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From this reading Dane, himself, once he had thrown off the lingering effects of his Sargolian illness, applied time to his studies.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
usual
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
usually
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From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
voyage
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From this reading But this voyage there was little relaxation once they were in Hyper.
wait
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HEADACHES They lifted from Sargol on schedule and went into Hyper also on schedule.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But this voyage there was little relaxation once they were in Hyper.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
Wilcox
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From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading No matter when Dane dropped into the mess cabin, which was the common meeting place of the spacer, he was apt to find others there before him, usually with a mug of one of Mura's special brews close at hand, speculating about their landing date.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From that point on there was nothing to do but wait out the usual dull time of flight between systems and hope that Steen Wilcox had plotted a course which would cut that flight time to a minimum.
