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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 Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
affectionately
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
air
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
aloft
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
appropriately
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
arms
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From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
back
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
big
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From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
claimed
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From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
cold
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From this reading He had to face cold, inevitable reality.
constellation
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
cosmosnounUS /ˈkɑːz.moʊs/
The universe seen as a well-ordered whole governed by rational nature.
From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
crumpled
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Drawers
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drop
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eased
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
enormous
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face
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From this reading He had to face cold, inevitable reality.
familiar
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
Far
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finality
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fingers
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floated
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From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
FoundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
Galaxies
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gazed
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
gravity
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From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
ground
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From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
hairy
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hard
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
Hopelessly
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
immense
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
inevitable
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From this reading He had to face cold, inevitable reality.
infinitesimal
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From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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known
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letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
listless
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
metallic
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
Michel
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mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
off
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
perhaps
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petite
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
post
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
projection
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
reality
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From this reading He had to face cold, inevitable reality.
scarcely
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From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
searching
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
seated
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
sign
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
sky-rock
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From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
slowly
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From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
some
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
Space
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star-map
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star-ship
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
Star-Struck
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
Story
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sweep
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
tiny
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From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It floated slowly to the ground, scarcely claimed by the infinitesimal gravity of the tiny sky-rock.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
turned
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
Unrewarded
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From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Unrewarded, he eased himself off a hard, metallic projection he had been seated upon and turned back toward his petite little star-ship--appropriately and affectionately known as "Star-Struck."
utilized
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
Vagabond
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well
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From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _The Story of a Vagabond of Space Who Found Himself in the Far Galaxies._ Michel Drawers crumpled the enormous star-map in his big hairy arms and let it drop from listless fingers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hopelessly he gazed aloft, searching, with an air of finality the immense sweep of the cosmos for some familiar sign--a well known constellation, perhaps, that might be utilized as a sign post of space.
