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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
all
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From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
allow
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
almost
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
apart
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
approach
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From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
belongings
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
contact
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From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
darkness
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From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
day
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
down
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
friend
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From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
furniture
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
greater
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
HAZARDOUS
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From this reading THE HAZARDOUS UNDERTAKING.
hours
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
instrument
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
larger
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
Mars
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From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
Martian
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From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
moving
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
new
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
obliged
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
occupied
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From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
pieces
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
put
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
quarters
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
readiness
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From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
room
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
settling
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
spent
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
task
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From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAZARDOUS UNDERTAKING.
there
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From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
together
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
turned
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From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
two
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From this reading I had been obliged to take my instrument apart in order to allow the larger pieces of furniture to be brought into the room, and it required almost two hours to put it together again.
UNDERTAKINGnounUS /ˌʌndərˈteɪkɪŋ/
a serious task, project, or venture that someone agrees to do
From this reading THE HAZARDOUS UNDERTAKING.
unprepared
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From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
waiting
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From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The greater part of the next day was spent in moving the rest of my belongings to my new quarters and in settling down there.
wave
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From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When at last all was in readiness and I had turned on the current, I found my Martian friend waiting for me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Indeed, so occupied was I with this task, that the approach of darkness found me quite unprepared for wave contact with Mars.
