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31
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every bit of information had to be extracted with patient questioning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
bit
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From this reading Every bit of information had to be extracted with patient questioning.
Brucker
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
called
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
Confederation
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
consent
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
constant
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
contract
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
doctors
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
eight
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
emergency
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
emissary
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every bit of information had to be extracted with patient questioning.
explored
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
extracted
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From this reading Every bit of information had to be extracted with patient questioning.
fact
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
give
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From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Every bit of information had to be extracted with patient questioning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
hundred
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
INCREDIBLE
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
information
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From this reading Every bit of information had to be extracted with patient questioning.
intelligent
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
mention
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
monkey-like
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
necessary
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
painfully
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
patient
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From this reading Every bit of information had to be extracted with patient questioning.
patiently
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
PEOPLE
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
plague
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From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
planet
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
questioning
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From this reading Every bit of information had to be extracted with patient questioning.
reassurance
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
reluctant
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From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
seventh
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
shy
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
sign
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
Slowly
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
small
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
spokesman
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From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
story
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From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
strange
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
stricken
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From this reading Even at that the spokesman was reluctant to give details about the plague and about his stricken people.
tacit
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE Slowly and patiently they drew the story from the emissary from the seventh planet of 31 Brucker.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
very
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
wanted
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From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The small, monkey-like creature was painfully shy; he required constant reassurance that the doctors did not mind being called, that they wanted to help, and that a contract was not necessary in an emergency.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Every bit of information had to be extracted with patient questioning.
years
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From this reading By tacit consent the doctors did not even mention the strange fact that this very planet had been explored by a Confederation ship eight hundred years before and no sign of intelligent life had been found.
