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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 The Mekinese did not display a sporting spirit.
According
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From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
antagonists
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
apiece
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From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
armament
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
calculated
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
certainly
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
cruisers
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
demanded
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From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
destroy
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From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Mekinese did not display a sporting spirit.
dispatch
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From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
display
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From this reading The Mekinese did not display a sporting spirit.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
ease
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From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
eighteen
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From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
eleven
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
fired
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From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
four
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
give
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
heavy
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
Horus
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From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
Horus's
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
hundred
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
light
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From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
lighter
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
meet
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From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
Mekinese
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From this reading The Mekinese did not display a sporting spirit.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
missiles
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From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Mekinese did not display a sporting spirit.
odds
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
only
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
provide
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
salvo
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From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
ships
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
six
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
size
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
space-battle
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From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
spirit
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From this reading The Mekinese did not display a sporting spirit.
sporting
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From this reading The Mekinese did not display a sporting spirit.
sportsmanlike
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
sufficient
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From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
tactics
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From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Mekinese did not display a sporting spirit.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
theories
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From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
There
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From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
thirty-six
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From this reading Two light cruisers would have fired eighteen missiles apiece per salvo, which would have demanded thirty-six missiles from the _Horus_ to meet and destroy them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
two
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From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were four heavy cruisers and eleven lighter ships of the _Horus's_ size and armament.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading According to current theories of space-battle tactics, two of the light cruisers should have disposed of the _Horus_ with ease and dispatch.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It might have seemed sportsmanlike and certainly sufficient to give the _Horus_ only two antagonists at a time, which would have been calculated to provide odds of six hundred to one against it.
