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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 And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
assigned
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
barbaric
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From this reading _The four survivors were sitting ducks surrounded by barbaric savages.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
came
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
Commander's
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
commissary
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From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
cottage
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
COX
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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
doubly
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
ducks
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From this reading _The four survivors were sitting ducks surrounded by barbaric savages.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
escaped
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
four
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From this reading _The four survivors were sitting ducks surrounded by barbaric savages.
fourteen
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
guards
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
handicapped
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
happened
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From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
hour
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From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
hundred
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
IRVING
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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
JR
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From this reading BY IRVING COX, JR.
knew
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
lunch
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From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
minutes
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
Nevada
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From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
noon
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
only
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
Out
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
personnel
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From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
post
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
robot
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
savages
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From this reading _The four survivors were sitting ducks surrounded by barbaric savages.
seven
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
sitting
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From this reading _The four survivors were sitting ducks surrounded by barbaric savages.
skipped
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
station
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From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
stayed
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
supply
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
surrounded
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From this reading _The four survivors were sitting ducks surrounded by barbaric savages.
survivors
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From this reading _The four survivors were sitting ducks surrounded by barbaric savages.
Tchassen
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The four survivors were sitting ducks surrounded by barbaric savages.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
Thursday
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
tower
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
traitor
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From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
two
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
unfortunate
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From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And they were doubly handicapped, because they knew that one of them was a traitor!_ The robot supply ship came every Thursday at seven minutes after noon.
watch
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The four survivors were sitting ducks surrounded by barbaric savages.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was an unfortunate hour for the personnel of the Nevada station, who happened to be in the commissary at lunch.
wife
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From this reading Out of fourteen hundred assigned to the post, only four escaped--two guards on noon duty in the watch tower; the Commander's wife, who had skipped lunch and stayed in her cottage; and Captain Tchassen.
