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abduction
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
advances
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then ... the magnitudes grew less.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
battering
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
binary
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From this reading Not even on the binary, perhaps.
C
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
calories
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From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
climatic
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
consuming
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From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
died
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
diminished
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From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
Earth
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
engineers
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From this reading * * * * * The forty-fifth small Sun shone on no engineers.
enormously
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From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
equator
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not even on the binary, perhaps.
forty-fifth
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From this reading * * * * * The forty-fifth small Sun shone on no engineers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
grew
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From this reading And then ... the magnitudes grew less.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
ice
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
less
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From this reading And then ... the magnitudes grew less.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
magnitudes
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From this reading And then ... the magnitudes grew less.
mankind
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From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
mouths
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From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading * * * * * The forty-fifth small Sun shone on no engineers.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even on the binary, perhaps.
number
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From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * * * * * The forty-fifth small Sun shone on no engineers.
P
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
perhaps
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From this reading Not even on the binary, perhaps.
primary
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
ratio
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
replaced
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
retreats
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
sheath
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
shone
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From this reading * * * * * The forty-fifth small Sun shone on no engineers.
sine-wave
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
small
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
stable
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
successor
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
Sun
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From this reading * * * * * The forty-fifth small Sun shone on no engineers.
Suns
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading C had diminished enormously; so had P. As the calories to support life grew scarce, so the consuming mouths of mankind grew less in number.
tectonic
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then ... the magnitudes grew less.
then
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From this reading And then ... the magnitudes grew less.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
waned
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
waxed
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From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Under the tectonic and climatic battering of the great abduction of Earth from its primary, under the sine-wave advances to and retreats from the equator of the ice sheath, as the small successor Suns waxed, waned, died and were replaced, the ratio C:P remained stable.
