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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 There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
arcs
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From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
artificial
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
boat
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From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
crazily
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From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
died
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From this reading Very gradually the oscillations died.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
emptiness
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From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
faint
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
feel
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
gradually
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From this reading Very gradually the oscillations died.
gravity
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It spun.
leaped
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From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
momentary
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
oscillated
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From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
oscillations
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From this reading Very gradually the oscillations died.
planetary
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
seconds-long
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From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
sensation
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
shuddered
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From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
small
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From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
somehow
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
spun
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From this reading It spun.
subtly
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The small boat shuddered and leaped crazily.
There
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
tugging
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
Very
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From this reading Very gradually the oscillations died.
violently
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From this reading It oscillated violently through seconds-long arcs in emptiness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
weight
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From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a momentary sensation of the faint tugging of planetary weight, which is somehow subtly different from the feel of artificial gravity.