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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 Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
back
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
can't
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From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
causing
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From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
chair
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
Chief
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
colonists
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From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
Federation
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From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
Few
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From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
figure
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From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
frozen
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From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
Gordon
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
How
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From this reading "How was Pluto?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
Interplanetary
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
killed
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
looked
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
lump
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From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
Malloy
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
Martian
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From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
Pluto
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From this reading "How was Pluto?"
Rex
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
rocked
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
searchingly
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
Security
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
seeming
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
seen
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From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
Spencer
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
Stinking
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From this reading "Stinking.
Tate
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
trapped
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
trouble
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From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
unconcern
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From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
want
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From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How was Pluto?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why we want that frozen lump in the Federation is something I can't figure."
why
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From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
worry
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From this reading Few colonists had seen a Martian, so why worry about them causing trouble?
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Spencer had been killed--and Rex Tate trapped by the-- Gordon Malloy, Chief of Interplanetary Security, rocked back in his chair, and with seeming unconcern looked Rex Tate over searchingly.
