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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 In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
almost
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
amazing
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
attend
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From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
away
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From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
back
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
career
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
changed
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From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
collar
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
coming
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
crewman
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From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
crowds
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
cuff
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
Dal
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
despair
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
Earth
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
end
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
home
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
Hospital
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
how
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
hurrying
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
join
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
just
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
LancetnounUS /ˈlænsɪt/
a small sharp instrument for making a cut
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
lay
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From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
medical
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From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
meeting
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From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
moment
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From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
night
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From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
off
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
Philadelphia
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From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
physician
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
port
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From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
probationary
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
remembered
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
seasons
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From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
Seattle
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From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
shuttle
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
space-port
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
STAR
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
steamingnounUS /ˈsteaming/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
stepped
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From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
summer
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From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
sun
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From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
SURGEON
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
then
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
Timgar
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From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
training
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From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the time he had been away as a crewman of the _Lancet_, the seasons had changed, and the port of Philadelphia lay under the steaming summer sun.
uniform
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From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
waited
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From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STAR SURGEON It was amazing to Dal Timgar just how good it seemed to be back on Hospital Earth again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Dal stepped off the shuttle ship to join the hurrying crowds in the great space-port, it seemed almost as though he were coming home.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He thought for a moment of the night not so long before when he had waited here for the shuttle to Hospital Seattle, to attend the meeting of the medical training council.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading He had worn no uniform then, not even the collar and cuff of the probationary physician, and he remembered his despair that night when he had thought that his career as a physician from Hospital Earth was at an end.
