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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 Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
able
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From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
access
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
adjoining
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From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
antidote
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From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
Barrent
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From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But on the first night, Barrent did not go through the door.
climbed
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From this reading On their second day, they climbed high into the hills.
company
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
consider
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From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
continual
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
day
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From this reading On their second day, they climbed high into the hills.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But on the first night, Barrent did not go through the door.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
door
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From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
easy
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But on the first night, Barrent did not go through the door.
given
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
go
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From this reading But on the first night, Barrent did not go through the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
high
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From this reading On their second day, they climbed high into the hills.
hills
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From this reading On their second day, they climbed high into the hills.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
inflicting
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On their second day, they climbed high into the hills.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
man
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
Moera
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From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
night
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From this reading But on the first night, Barrent did not go through the door.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But on the first night, Barrent did not go through the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on the first night, Barrent did not go through the door.
own
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From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
owner
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From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
planet
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
poisons
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
possibility
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From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
recognize
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From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
rooms
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From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
second
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From this reading On their second day, they climbed high into the hills.
shop
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From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
sign
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
symptoms
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From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On their second day, they climbed high into the hills.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On their second day, they climbed high into the hills.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But on the first night, Barrent did not go through the door.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the owner of an antidote shop had to consider the possibility of not being able to recognize his own symptoms in time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
twice
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
unlocked
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From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
wanted
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
wanting
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barrent and Moera had adjoining rooms, and the door between them was unlocked.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
women
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From this reading Moera had given no sign of wanting him to do so; and on a planet where women have easy and continual access to poisons, a man had to think twice before inflicting his company where it was not wanted.
