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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 "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No," answered Dark.
Aren't
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From this reading Aren't you cold?"
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
can't
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From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
cold
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From this reading Aren't you cold?"
curiously
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From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
Dark
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From this reading "No," answered Dark.
freezing
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From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
heater
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From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
helmet
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From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
marsuit
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From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
Maya
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From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
naked
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From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," answered Dark.
now
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From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
out
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From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
puzzles
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From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
said
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From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
temperature
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From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
There's
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From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's one thing that puzzles me," said Maya curiously.
use
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From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
walked
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From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
well
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From this reading But the temperature out here right now is well below freezing.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Without a helmet, you can't use your marsuit heater, and you said you walked here naked.