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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 E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
all
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
any
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From this reading But Kosti had not shown any interest in the wood.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Dane turned this around in his fingers.
bay
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
cabin
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
couldn't
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From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
Dane
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
E-STAT
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
fact
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
fairy
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
fashioning
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
feel
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From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
fingers
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From this reading Dane turned this around in his fingers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
importance
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From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
imprisoned
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
inches
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
incorporate
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
interest
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From this reading But Kosti had not shown any interest in the wood.
isolation
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
job
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
Kosti
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From this reading But Kosti had not shown any interest in the wood.
LANDING
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
landscapes
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
lay
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
link
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From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
literally
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
miniature
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
Mura
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Kosti had not shown any interest in the wood.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
only
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From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
perfumed
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From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
planet
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From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
plasta-bubble
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
red
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
relatively
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
Rip
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
Sargol
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
shown
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From this reading But Kosti had not shown any interest in the wood.
sick
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
simple
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
small
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
some
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From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
steward's
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
stripping
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From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dane turned this around in his fingers.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
turned
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From this reading Dane turned this around in his fingers.
twig
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
unusual
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading E-STAT LANDING Since Mura was in the isolation of ship sick bay the stripping of his cabin was a relatively simple job.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Because it was the only link with the perfumed planet he couldn't help but feel that it had some importance.
wood
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
worktable
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From this reading But, though Rip and Dane went over it literally by inches, they found nothing unusual--in fact nothing from Sargol except a small twig of the red wood which lay on the steward's worktable where he had been fashioning something to incorporate in one of his miniature fairy landscapes, to be imprisoned for all time in a plasta-bubble.
