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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 skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
admiration
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From this reading Wat, who had artistically applied the make-up, viewed his handiwork with admiration.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
any
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
appearance
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
application
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
applied
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From this reading Wat, who had artistically applied the make-up, viewed his handiwork with admiration.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
artistically
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From this reading Wat, who had artistically applied the make-up, viewed his handiwork with admiration.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
ash
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
bent
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
brow-beaten
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
burst
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
careworn
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
changed
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
charcoal
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
cheekbones
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
climbed
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
clothes
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
dawn
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
defying
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
Earth
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
Earthman
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
eyes
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
former
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
further
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
gaunt
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
gave
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
gorge
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
Grendon
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
handiwork
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From this reading Wat, who had artistically applied the make-up, viewed his handiwork with admiration.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
hidden
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
Hilary
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
hollows
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
knew
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
ladder
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
last
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
make-up
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From this reading Wat, who had artistically applied the make-up, viewed his handiwork with admiration.
meek
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
mission
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
morning
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
mountain
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
Mutterings
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
never
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
next
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
old
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
out
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
overlords
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
perilous
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
pits
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
powdered
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
recognized
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
Revolt
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
rope
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
rung
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
shambling
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
skilful
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
slave
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
slightly
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From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
space-worn
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
started
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
suit
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
suitable
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
too
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
tops
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From this reading _Mutterings of Revolt_ The next morning, as dawn burst over the mountain tops, he started on his perilous mission.
use
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From this reading He had changed his clothes for an old, space-worn suit that one of his former comrades could never have any further use for.
viewed
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From this reading Wat, who had artistically applied the make-up, viewed his handiwork with admiration.
Wat
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From this reading Wat, who had artistically applied the make-up, viewed his handiwork with admiration.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Wat, who had artistically applied the make-up, viewed his handiwork with admiration.
wood
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From this reading The skilful application of wood ash and powdered charcoal to the hollows around the eyes, the pits beneath the cheekbones, gave him a gaunt, careworn appearance, suitable to an Earthman too brow-beaten to dream of defying his overlords.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But no one who knew Hilary Grendon would have recognized him in the meek, shambling, slightly bent Earth slave who climbed the last rung of the rope ladder out of the hidden gorge.
