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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 The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
all
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From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tests had torn her soul from her, turned it inside out, stripped it naked, examined it beneath their microscopes of unending questions asked in a thousand different ways with a thousand different inflections, connotations....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The tests had torn her soul from her, turned it inside out, stripped it naked, examined it beneath their microscopes of unending questions asked in a thousand different ways with a thousand different inflections, connotations....
blended
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From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
blurry
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From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
closed
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connotations
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
curved
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desk
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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director
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From this reading He was Mannix, director of the S-Council, they had told her.
distinct
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Dot's
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From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
dry
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energy
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From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
examined
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eyes
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face
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fatigue
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From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
flesh-colored
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From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
focus
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From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tests had torn her soul from her, turned it inside out, stripped it naked, examined it beneath their microscopes of unending questions asked in a thousand different ways with a thousand different inflections, connotations....
geometry
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From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was Mannix, director of the S-Council, they had told her.
heavy
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From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
hours
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hovered
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
incomprehensibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkɑmprɪˈhensəbəl/
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
inflections
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inside
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
just
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knew
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lines
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longer
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Mannix
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From this reading He was Mannix, director of the S-Council, they had told her.
many
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mask
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mass
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microscopes
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move
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movement
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naked
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From this reading The tests had torn her soul from her, turned it inside out, stripped it naked, examined it beneath their microscopes of unending questions asked in a thousand different ways with a thousand different inflections, connotations....
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
off
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out
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own
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physical
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From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
questions
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room
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S-Council
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From this reading He was Mannix, director of the S-Council, they had told her.
seem
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From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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somewhere
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soul
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steel
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sterile
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stripped
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sucked
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From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
tests
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
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There
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was Mannix, director of the S-Council, they had told her.
thousand
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was Mannix, director of the S-Council, they had told her.
torn
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From this reading The tests had torn her soul from her, turned it inside out, stripped it naked, examined it beneath their microscopes of unending questions asked in a thousand different ways with a thousand different inflections, connotations....
trailing
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turned
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unending
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From this reading The tests had torn her soul from her, turned it inside out, stripped it naked, examined it beneath their microscopes of unending questions asked in a thousand different ways with a thousand different inflections, connotations....
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
walls
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The white, sterile room seemed to have closed in upon itself since she had been first brought to it so many hours before, and the heavy desk was now just a great mass of steel, its curved lines no longer distinct, but trailing off somewhere in an incomprehensible geometry of their own.
ways
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well
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From this reading Dot's eyes could no longer focus for the fatigue of the tests had sucked the well of her physical energy dry, but she knew the face.
white
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was movement behind the desk, white, blurry movement that blended with the walls, but the flesh-colored mask that hovered above it did not seem to move at all.
