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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 BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
also
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From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
assembled
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From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
attempted
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From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
BARGAIN
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
building
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From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
cargo
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
carrying
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
chamber
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
chosen
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
City
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
comfortable
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
CONCLUDED
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
conference
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
Dane
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
describing
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
dull
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
effort
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From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
fingers
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
Headquarters
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From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
higher
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
incident
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
laced
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
landed
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
level
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
Luna
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
matter-of-fact
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
middle
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
now
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
ordinary
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
out
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From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
outlaws
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
Patrol
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From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
perfectly
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
Posted
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
Queen
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From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
report
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
Rip
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
room
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From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
run
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
Rycke
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
sat
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
say
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
seat
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
sir
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
Solar
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From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
somewhere
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From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
status
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From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
stolidly
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
substantial
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
successful
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From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
Tau
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From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
Terraport
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the room seemed a comfortable conference chamber, Dane thought that their status must now be on a higher level than that of Patrol Posted outlaws.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
tone
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
used
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
Van
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From this reading Van Rycke sat stolidly in his chosen seat, fingers of both hands laced across his substantial middle.
vastness
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From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
voyage
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From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
walk
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From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading BARGAIN CONCLUDED "--and so we landed here, sir," Rip concluded his report in the matter-of-fact tone he might have used in describing a perfectly ordinary voyage, say between Terraport and Luna City, a run of no incident and dull cargo carrying.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The crew of the Solar Queen, save for Tau, were assembled in a room somewhere in the vastness of Patrol Headquarters.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But he was also sure that if they attempted to walk out of the building that effort would not be successful.
