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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 Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We who had built up our civilization, piece by piece, were after all but insects.
all
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From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
beauty
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From this reading We were going out in a maze of beauty into the infinity whence we came.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
built
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From this reading We who had built up our civilization, piece by piece, were after all but insects.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We who had built up our civilization, piece by piece, were after all but insects.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We who had built up our civilization, piece by piece, were after all but insects.
came
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From this reading We were going out in a maze of beauty into the infinity whence we came.
civilization
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From this reading We who had built up our civilization, piece by piece, were after all but insects.
come
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From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
cosmic
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From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
EARTH
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From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
eating
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From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
going
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From this reading We were going out in a maze of beauty into the infinity whence we came.
grim
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From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were going out in a maze of beauty into the infinity whence we came.
infinity
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From this reading We were going out in a maze of beauty into the infinity whence we came.
insects
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From this reading We who had built up our civilization, piece by piece, were after all but insects.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were going out in a maze of beauty into the infinity whence we came.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
maze
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From this reading We were going out in a maze of beauty into the infinity whence we came.
men
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From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
nowhere
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From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
Out
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From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
piece
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From this reading We who had built up our civilization, piece by piece, were after all but insects.
SAVED
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From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
science
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From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
terrible
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From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
there
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From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
thing
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From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
tragic
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From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
up
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From this reading Out of nowhere had come this thing that was eating up the earth.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
warn
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From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We who had built up our civilization, piece by piece, were after all but insects.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We who had built up our civilization, piece by piece, were after all but insects.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading We were going out in a maze of beauty into the infinity whence we came.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WHO SAVED THE EARTH It was tragic; grim, terrible, cosmic.
wise
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From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
word
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From this reading Not a thing out of all our science had there been to warn us; not a word from all our wise men.
