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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 Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
all
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From this reading The Brende secret was desired by the publics of all three worlds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
Brende
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From this reading The Brende secret was desired by the publics of all three worlds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Brende secret was desired by the publics of all three worlds.
Council's
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From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
days
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From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
desired
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From this reading The Brende secret was desired by the publics of all three worlds.
discovery
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From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
Earth
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engulfed
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From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
events
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few
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
Georg
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greater
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From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
Iguazu
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From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
keystone
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From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
Mars
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From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
medical
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From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
merely
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From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
Niagara
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
Passive
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From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
popular
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From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
possessed
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From this reading Tarrano possessed the Brende secret.
publics
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From this reading The Brende secret was desired by the publics of all three worlds.
raged
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From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
real
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From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
Recaptured
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From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading The Brende secret was desired by the publics of all three worlds.
spectator
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From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
swayed
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From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
swirled
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From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
Tarrano
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From this reading Tarrano possessed the Brende secret.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
three
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From this reading The Brende secret was desired by the publics of all three worlds.
value
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From this reading Even greater than its real value as a medical discovery, it swayed the popular mind.
Venus
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From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.
Washington
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From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Recaptured_ In Washington during those next few days, events of the Earth, Venus and Mars swirled and raged around Georg as though he were engulfed in the Iguazu or Niagara.
worlds
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From this reading The Brende secret was desired by the publics of all three worlds.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Passive himself at first--a spectator merely; yet he was the keystone of the Earth Council's strength.