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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 There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
any
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
attention
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From this reading There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
bit
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From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
Brander's
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
buzzing
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
came
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From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
carcass
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From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
cartridge
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From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
caught
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From this reading There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
clack
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
deck
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
faintly
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
find
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
fold
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
fragrantly
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
greatest
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From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
handled
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From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
heart
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From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
knees
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
laid
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
larger
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From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
lives
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From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
man
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From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
marveled
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From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
multiplying
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
musk
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
Noll
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
officers
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
other
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
perfume
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
power
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
romance
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From this reading There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
rotting
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From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
Sally
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
seen
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From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
set
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
smelled
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
stench
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From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
studied
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
stuff
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From this reading There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
tenderly
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
There
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From this reading There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not a man on the _Sally_ had ever seen a bit larger than a cartridge, before; they studied it, handled it, marveled at it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
thousand
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From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
tongues
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
vast
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From this reading It came from the rotting carcass of the greatest thing that lives; it came from the heart of a vast stench....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a romance in the stuff itself that caught attention.
Wing
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
XV
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From this reading XV Brander's find, laid tenderly upon the deck, studied by Noll Wing and the officers on their knees, set the _Sally_ buzzing with the clack of tongues.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet itself smelled faintly and fragrantly of musk, and had the power of multiplying any other perfume a thousand fold.
