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238
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
afterhold
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
all
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
arm
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
banner
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
braid
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
caduceus
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
cargo
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
check-out
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
collar
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
colorful
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
crane
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
crews
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
cuff
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
Dal
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
day
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
down
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
dozen
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
emblazoned
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
engine
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
entrance
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
fuel
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
Fuzzy
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
GALACTIC
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
gantry
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
General
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
gleaming
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
glinting
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
golden
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
GPPS
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
guiding
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
HalfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
High
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
holding
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
hull
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
insignia
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
inspecting
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
keep
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
LANCETnounUS /ˈlænsɪt/
a small sharp instrument for making a cut
From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
launching
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
lifted
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
like
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
loading
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
lock
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
looking
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
men
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
nets
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
official
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
pack
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
pad
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
Patrol
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
PEDDLERS
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
PILL
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
Practice
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
ridiculously
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
riding
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
scarlet
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
see
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
shifted
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
ship's
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
shoulder
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
shoulders
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
straight
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
sunlight
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
supplies
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
swarming
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
symbol
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
tall
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From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
terminal
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
Timgar
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From this reading High up on her hull Dal Timgar could see a golden caduceus emblazoned, the symbol of the General Practice Patrol, and beneath it the ship's official name:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
uniform
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From this reading GPPS 238 _LANCET_ Dal shifted his day pack down from his shoulders, ridiculously pleased with the gleaming scarlet braid on the collar and cuff of his uniform, and lifted Fuzzy up on his shoulder to see.
up
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From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
waving
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From this reading It seemed to Dal that everyone he had passed in the terminal had been looking at the colorful insignia; it was all he could do to keep from holding his arm up and waving it like a banner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Half a dozen crews of check-out men were swarming about her, inspecting her engine and fuel supplies, riding up the gantry crane to her entrance lock, and guiding the great cargo nets from the loading crane into her afterhold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GALACTIC PILL PEDDLERS The ship stood tall and straight on her launching pad, with the afternoon sunlight glinting on her hull.
