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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 * * * * * Jean moved in a daze.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
big
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From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
bit
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
bite
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From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
building
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From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
corridors
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From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
daze
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From this reading * * * * * Jean moved in a daze.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
face
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
fist
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From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
gentle
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From this reading The Martians had been in no mood to tame a tigress the gentle way.
guard
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From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
hand
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
hard
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * Jean moved in a daze.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
Jean
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From this reading * * * * * Jean moved in a daze.
lashed
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
long
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From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
Martian
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From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
Martians
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From this reading The Martians had been in no mood to tame a tigress the gentle way.
mood
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From this reading The Martians had been in no mood to tame a tigress the gentle way.
mouth
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
moved
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From this reading * * * * * Jean moved in a daze.
nails
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Martians had been in no mood to tame a tigress the gentle way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
other
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From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
out
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
part
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From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
raked
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
snarling
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From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
splendid
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From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
suddenly
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
swung
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From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
taken
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From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
tame
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From this reading The Martians had been in no mood to tame a tigress the gentle way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
tigress
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From this reading The Martians had been in no mood to tame a tigress the gentle way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Martians had been in no mood to tame a tigress the gentle way.
trip
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From this reading At one point during the trip, she lashed out suddenly, bit the hand across her mouth and raked her nails across a hard face.
viciously
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From this reading The big Martian, after snarling from the bite, swung his other fist viciously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
way
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From this reading The Martians had been in no mood to tame a tigress the gentle way.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She had been taken by the Martian guard through long corridors, into a splendid part of whatever building this was.
