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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 TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
askew
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From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
better
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From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
Black
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From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
boiler
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
climbed
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cloak
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control
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From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
entrance
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explanation
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From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
explode
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
face
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From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
faced
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
florid
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From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
glasses
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From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I would now like to hear it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
Hugo
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From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I would now like to hear it.
LancetnounUS /ˈlænsɪt/
a small sharp instrument for making a cut
From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
like
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From this reading I would now like to hear it.
lock
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
MAKES
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From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
minutes
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now
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From this reading I would now like to hear it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
off
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
ominous
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ominously
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From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
pathologist
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From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
patrol
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
PROMISE
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From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
room
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From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
said
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From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
sensible
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From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
ship's
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sitting
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From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
slightly
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From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
small
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
snow
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
Tanner
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From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
ten
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
thundercloud
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
TIGER
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From this reading TIGER MAKES A PROMISE "I think," Black Doctor Hugo Tanner said ominously, "that an explanation is in order.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would now like to hear it.
too
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From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
very
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From this reading And believe me, gentlemen, it had better be a very sensible explanation, too."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pathologist was sitting in the control room of the _Lancet_, his glasses slightly askew on his florid face.
wheezing
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From this reading He had climbed through the entrance lock ten minutes before, shaking snow off his cloak and wheezing like a boiler about to explode; now he faced the patrol ship's crew like a small but ominous black thundercloud.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would now like to hear it.
