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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 _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading The fact that Morua II was a Class VI planet didn't quite register with anybody, just then.
argue
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
automatic
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bearingsplural nounUS /ˈberɪŋz/
directions used to locate a place, especially at sea
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
blinker
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From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
call
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
call-source
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came
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checked
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Class
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From this reading The fact that Morua II was a Class VI planet didn't quite register with anybody, just then.
code
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
computed
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Contract
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controls
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
crash
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
didn't
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From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
die
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From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
don't
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Earth
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Emergency
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fact
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From this reading The fact that Morua II was a Class VI planet didn't quite register with anybody, just then.
fast
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
fellows
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flashing
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From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
fox
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
General
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get
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
GPP
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Grade
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gyros
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
homing
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hound
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HQ
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
hummed
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II
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
innocently
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
Jenkins
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From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
just
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LancetnounUS /ˈlænsɪt/
a small sharp instrument for making a cut
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
late
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From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
like
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
meant
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
Morua
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From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
Patrol
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planet
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From this reading The fact that Morua II was a Class VI planet didn't quite register with anybody, just then.
Planetary
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Practice
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priority
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
realize
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From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
Red
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register
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From this reading The fact that Morua II was a Class VI planet didn't quite register with anybody, just then.
relayed
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Sam
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see
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From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
sick
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From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
slammed
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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son
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From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
speak
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spun
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Standard
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stop
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From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
tenth
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From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
then
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From this reading The fact that Morua II was a Class VI planet didn't quite register with anybody, just then.
there
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
too
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From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Red Doctor Sam Jenkins took one look at the flashing blinker and slammed the controls into automatic; gyros hummed, bearings were computed and checked, and the General Practice Patrol ship _Lancet_ spun in its tracks, so to speak, and began homing on the call-source like a hound on a fox.
Top
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tracks
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trouble
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From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
up
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From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
very
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From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
VI
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From this reading The fact that Morua II was a Class VI planet didn't quite register with anybody, just then.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of course, it was up to the Earth doctor to see that he didn't!_ They didn't realize they were in trouble until it was too late to stop it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The call from Morua II came in quite innocently, relayed to the ship from HQ in Standard GPP Contract code for crash priority, which meant Top Grade Planetary Emergency, and don't argue about it, fellows, just get there, fast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fact that Morua II was a Class VI planet didn't quite register with anybody, just then.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
written
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From this reading _The tenth son of a tenth son was very sick, but it was written that he would never die.
