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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 case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
arrive
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From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
believed
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From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
board
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From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
carefully
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From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
case
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From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
chartered
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From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
chosen
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From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
confirmed
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
escape
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From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
event
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
fact
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
filed
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From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
fleet
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From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
given
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
imprisoned
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From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
Incorporated
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
information
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
likely
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
liner
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From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
Mekin
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From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
Mekinese
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From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
Men
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From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
merely
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From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
officially
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From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
ontoprepositionUS /ˈɑːntuː/
moving to a position on a surface
From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
other
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From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
persons
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From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
prediction
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
principle
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From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
priority
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From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
privilege
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From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
rather
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
selected
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From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
ships
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From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
space-liner
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From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
spaceport
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From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
strict
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From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
Talents
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From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
three
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From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was, in fact, rather likely that none of the information given by Talents, Incorporated was ever believed until the event confirmed the prediction.
Vestis
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From this reading At the spaceport, carefully selected persons filed onto the space-liner _Vestis_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Men who would merely be imprisoned when Mekin took over had no privilege of escape.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the case of the first liner, those who went on board had been chosen by a strict principle of priority.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was not officially believed that the other three great chartered ships would arrive before the Mekinese fleet.
