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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 Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
archeological
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From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
back
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From this reading And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....
base
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called
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coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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day
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From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
died
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
Earth
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equipped
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especially
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
expeditions
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
function
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
landing
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From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
Lotus
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members
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
mortuary
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
Nolan
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From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And, of course, there was the political situation back on Earth....
out
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
placed
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
political
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qualified
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
scout
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
sent
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From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
situation
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skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading * * * * * On the fourth day after landing, the skipper sent for Nolan.
studies
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study
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technological
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
there
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
things
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From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its function was to scout out things for especially qualified expeditions to study.
Ultimately
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From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _Lotus_ was not equipped for the archeological and technological studies the base called for.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ultimately they found a mortuary, where the members of the garrison were placed when they died.