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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 Yet a nagging in his memory drums hinted that somewhere were creatures who challenged his rule._ "The way this thing shapes up," Director Gabe Randall of the Bureau of Interstellar Exploration was saying in his usual manner of understatement, "it will be our most important trouble-shooting mission to date."
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Lean and alert, he held himself straight against the encroachment of age that was evident in a fully white shock of hair and a brow furrowed with decades of executive responsibility.
age
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alert
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all
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From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He stood cranelike, one leg hooked over a corner of the desk, as he whacked his thigh with an illuminated indicator rod.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lean and alert, he held himself straight against the encroachment of age that was evident in a fully white shock of hair and a brow furrowed with decades of executive responsibility.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood cranelike, one leg hooked over a corner of the desk, as he whacked his thigh with an illuminated indicator rod.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet a nagging in his memory drums hinted that somewhere were creatures who challenged his rule._ "The way this thing shapes up," Director Gabe Randall of the Bureau of Interstellar Exploration was saying in his usual manner of understatement, "it will be our most important trouble-shooting mission to date."
Bigboss
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From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
briefing
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brow
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Bureau
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challenged
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corner
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cranelike
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Creation
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From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
creatures
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date
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decades
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desk
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Director
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drums
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encroachment
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evident
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executive
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Exploration
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eyes
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fully
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furrowed
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Gabe
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hair
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood cranelike, one leg hooked over a corner of the desk, as he whacked his thigh with an illuminated indicator rod.
held
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lean and alert, he held himself straight against the encroachment of age that was evident in a fully white shock of hair and a brow furrowed with decades of executive responsibility.
hinted
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet a nagging in his memory drums hinted that somewhere were creatures who challenged his rule._ "The way this thing shapes up," Director Gabe Randall of the Bureau of Interstellar Exploration was saying in his usual manner of understatement, "it will be our most important trouble-shooting mission to date."
hooked
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illuminated
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important
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InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
indicator
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Interstellar
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet a nagging in his memory drums hinted that somewhere were creatures who challenged his rule._ "The way this thing shapes up," Director Gabe Randall of the Bureau of Interstellar Exploration was saying in his usual manner of understatement, "it will be our most important trouble-shooting mission to date."
knew
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From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
Lean
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leg
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manner
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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
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men
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mission
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most
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nagging
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet a nagging in his memory drums hinted that somewhere were creatures who challenged his rule._ "The way this thing shapes up," Director Gabe Randall of the Bureau of Interstellar Exploration was saying in his usual manner of understatement, "it will be our most important trouble-shooting mission to date."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stood cranelike, one leg hooked over a corner of the desk, as he whacked his thigh with an illuminated indicator rod.
other
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From this reading With purposeful eyes, he sized up the other three men in the briefing room.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He stood cranelike, one leg hooked over a corner of the desk, as he whacked his thigh with an illuminated indicator rod.
purposeful
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Randall
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responsibility
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rod
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room
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rule
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saying
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shapes
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shock
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sized
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somewhere
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stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood cranelike, one leg hooked over a corner of the desk, as he whacked his thigh with an illuminated indicator rod.
straight
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superior
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From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there
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thigh
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thing
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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
trouble-shooting
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understatement
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up
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usual
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _In all Creation, Bigboss knew there was nothing superior to him.
way
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet a nagging in his memory drums hinted that somewhere were creatures who challenged his rule._ "The way this thing shapes up," Director Gabe Randall of the Bureau of Interstellar Exploration was saying in his usual manner of understatement, "it will be our most important trouble-shooting mission to date."
whacked
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white
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whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet a nagging in his memory drums hinted that somewhere were creatures who challenged his rule._ "The way this thing shapes up," Director Gabe Randall of the Bureau of Interstellar Exploration was saying in his usual manner of understatement, "it will be our most important trouble-shooting mission to date."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yet a nagging in his memory drums hinted that somewhere were creatures who challenged his rule._ "The way this thing shapes up," Director Gabe Randall of the Bureau of Interstellar Exploration was saying in his usual manner of understatement, "it will be our most important trouble-shooting mission to date."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood cranelike, one leg hooked over a corner of the desk, as he whacked his thigh with an illuminated indicator rod.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet a nagging in his memory drums hinted that somewhere were creatures who challenged his rule._ "The way this thing shapes up," Director Gabe Randall of the Bureau of Interstellar Exploration was saying in his usual manner of understatement, "it will be our most important trouble-shooting mission to date."
