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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 Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
ALIVE
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From this reading THE LAST TWO ALIVE!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
Aram
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
Armageddon
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
bearing
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
beast-rockets
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
Civilization
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
commanded
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From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
cosmic
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Supreme Council itself would demand it.
crimson
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
death
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From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
demand
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From this reading The Supreme Council itself would demand it.
desperately
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From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
escape
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From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
forever
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
Galactic
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
helplessly
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
hope
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From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
horror
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Supreme Council itself would demand it.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The Supreme Council itself would demand it.
Jerrold
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
knew
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAST TWO ALIVE!
madness
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
past
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From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
rebelled
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From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
reckoning
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From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
ruins
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From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
Santane's
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
screamed
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
senselessly
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From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
smash
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
Space-war
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
success
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From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
Suns
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Supreme
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From this reading The Supreme Council itself would demand it.
Tetrarchy
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From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST TWO ALIVE!
Thirty
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
tortured
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From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
TWO
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From this reading THE LAST TWO ALIVE!
utterly
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
verdict
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From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
voice
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From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
Void
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
watched
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From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
wearily
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From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He had rebelled against the Tetrarchy--rebelled senselessly, desperately, without hope of success or escape--and the reckoning had come.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Aram Jerrold watched helplessly as Santane's beast-rockets screamed into the Void bearing madness to the Thirty Suns, and knew that this was cosmic Armageddon ... the crimson horror of Space-war would smash Galactic Civilization utterly and forever!
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yet in his tortured mind a voice from the past commanded: "_You must save something from the ruins!_" The verdict, thought Aram Jerrold wearily, would be death.
