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1965
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
24th
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
Absent
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From this reading Absent was the noise of traffic, the hubbub of voices, the hurry-scurry of pedestrians.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
almost
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
asphalt
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
Avenue
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
beetle
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
belly
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
bracing
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
Broadway
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
dangerous
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
don't
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
Earth
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
extended
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
feather-light
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
floated
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
gently
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
gleaming
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
glints
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
hubbub
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From this reading Absent was the noise of traffic, the hubbub of voices, the hurry-scurry of pedestrians.
hulking
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
hull
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
hurry-scurry
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From this reading Absent was the noise of traffic, the hubbub of voices, the hurry-scurry of pedestrians.
ideal
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
Investigator
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
leaving
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
legs
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
like
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
mass
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
metal
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
metallic
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
nearby
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
New
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
noise
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From this reading Absent was the noise of traffic, the hubbub of voices, the hurry-scurry of pedestrians.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
overhead
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
pedestrians
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From this reading Absent was the noise of traffic, the hubbub of voices, the hurry-scurry of pedestrians.
place
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
ports
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
rolling
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
sending
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
September
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
serpentine
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
settled
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
Seventh
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
ship's
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
sides
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
sleek
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
slight
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
some
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
sound
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
spaceship
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
Square
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
stabilizing
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
streets
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
stubby
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
sun
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
surface
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
there
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
thumping
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
Times
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
touched
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
traffic
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From this reading Absent was the noise of traffic, the hubbub of voices, the hurry-scurry of pedestrians.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
Venusian
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
very
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
voices
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From this reading Absent was the noise of traffic, the hubbub of voices, the hurry-scurry of pedestrians.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
world
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From this reading _A world ideal for life will have life on it--but don't expect ideal life!_ On September the 24th, 1965, the Venusian spaceship _Investigator_ floated gently to Earth in Times Square.
wriggling
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
X
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From this reading The sleek metal belly of the ship touched feather-light upon the asphalt "X" of Broadway and Seventh Avenue, and stubby stabilizing legs extended from ports along the sides of the hull, bracing the ship's mass against dangerous rolling, leaving it hulking there like some metallic beetle at rest.
yellow-gold
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From this reading The sun was almost directly overhead, sending yellow-gold serpentine glints wriggling on the gleaming surface of the ship.
York
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From this reading After the very slight thumping as the ship settled into place, there was no sound throughout the nearby streets of New York.
