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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 If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
air
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
also
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From this reading There is food for about six months also.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
anyhow
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From this reading Go on half rations to stretch the food, and there won't be enough water to last and the power will give out anyhow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
buildings
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
colony
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
condense
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
cool
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
drink
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From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
drinking
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
enough
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From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
food
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From this reading There is food for about six months also.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
fuel
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From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
give
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From this reading Go on half rations to stretch the food, and there won't be enough water to last and the power will give out anyhow.
Go
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From this reading Go on half rations to stretch the food, and there won't be enough water to last and the power will give out anyhow.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go on half rations to stretch the food, and there won't be enough water to last and the power will give out anyhow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is food for about six months also.
just
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go on half rations to stretch the food, and there won't be enough water to last and the power will give out anyhow.
lets
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From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
months
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No profit there!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on half rations to stretch the food, and there won't be enough water to last and the power will give out anyhow.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
out
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From this reading Go on half rations to stretch the food, and there won't be enough water to last and the power will give out anyhow.
power
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
profit
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From this reading No profit there!"
rations
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From this reading Go on half rations to stretch the food, and there won't be enough water to last and the power will give out anyhow.
Redfeather
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
six
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
storage
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
stretch
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From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
tells
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
There
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From this reading There is food for about six months also.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
up
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From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
used
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
warm
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From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.
water
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From this reading "Redfeather tells me," he added, "that the power in storage can be used to cool the colony buildings--and therefore condense drinking water from the air--for just about six months.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Go on half rations to stretch the food, and there won't be enough water to last and the power will give out anyhow.
won't
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From this reading If one lets the buildings warm up a little, to stretch the fuel, there won't be enough water to drink.