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1963
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Alan
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
arc
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arms
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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copyright
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corrected
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Counterfeit
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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down
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E
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Earth's
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ease
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eased
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errors
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etext
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evidence
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
Extensive
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Fiction
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stretching his arms and legs, he tried to relax and ease the tension in his tired muscles.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stretching his arms and legs, he tried to relax and ease the tension in his tired muscles.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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legs
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Man
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Minor
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More
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muscles
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nearly
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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note
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Nourse
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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produced
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publication
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published
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Ravdin
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relax
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renewed
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research
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S
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Science
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shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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slow
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spelling
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Stories
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Stretching
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sundown
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surface
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tension
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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tired
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
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tried
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typographical
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U
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From this reading Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.
uncover
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was nearly sundown when Ravdin eased the ship down into the last slow arc toward the Earth's surface.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
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