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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 After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
accept
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From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another Earther appeared.
appeared
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From this reading Another Earther appeared.
approaching
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
back
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
changes
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
Dekker
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
ears
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
Earth
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
Earther
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
eye
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
five
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
got
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From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
hard
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From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
He's
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From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
home
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From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
horrified
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
incredulously
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
like
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
lose
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
noted
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From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
now
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
people
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
physical
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
Rolf
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
Rolf's
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
shack
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
slim
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
space
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
Spacertown
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
stared
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
steps
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
strangely-altered
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From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
tumbling-down
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
unbelief
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From this reading _He's got no ears_, Rolf noted in unbelief.
wanted
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
world
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From this reading After five years in space, Rolf had come home to a strangely-altered world, and he found it hard to accept.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
years
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From this reading _Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before.
young
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From this reading But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it._ Rolf Dekker stared incredulously at the slim, handsome young Earther who was approaching the steps of Rolf's tumbling-down Spacertown shack.
