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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboard
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
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almost
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From this reading He'd kept busy enough to avoid boredom, but there'd been no emergency calls, which made the cruise almost a vacation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pleasant as it had been, he found himself almost wishing for the challenge of an emergency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Not quite, since an emergency serious enough to require a Ranger's attention meant the Empire was in trouble, and that part he didn't like--but the challenge he did.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pleasant as it had been, he found himself almost wishing for the challenge of an emergency.
attention
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Attribution-Non-Commercial-No
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avoid
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back
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He'd kept busy enough to avoid boredom, but there'd been no emergency calls, which made the cruise almost a vacation.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
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boredom
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busy
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He'd kept busy enough to avoid boredom, but there'd been no emergency calls, which made the cruise almost a vacation.
by-nc-nd
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calls
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CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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chair
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challenge
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Commons
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control
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Creative
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creativecommons
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cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
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Derivative
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not quite, since an emergency serious enough to require a Ranger's attention meant the Empire was in trouble, and that part he didn't like--but the challenge he did.
didn't
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emergency
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Empire
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Empress
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enjoying
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enough
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pleasant as it had been, he found himself almost wishing for the challenge of an emergency.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pleasant as it had been, he found himself almost wishing for the challenge of an emergency.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pleasant as it had been, he found himself almost wishing for the challenge of an emergency.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pleasant as it had been, he found himself almost wishing for the challenge of an emergency.
He'd
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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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http
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not quite, since an emergency serious enough to require a Ranger's attention meant the Empire was in trouble, and that part he didn't like--but the challenge he did.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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James
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Jean
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kept
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Licence
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licenced
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licenses
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like
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Lindner
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made
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meant
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Medart
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He'd kept busy enough to avoid boredom, but there'd been no emergency calls, which made the cruise almost a vacation.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not quite, since an emergency serious enough to require a Ranger's attention meant the Empire was in trouble, and that part he didn't like--but the challenge he did.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pleasant as it had been, he found himself almost wishing for the challenge of an emergency.
org
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partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not quite, since an emergency serious enough to require a Ranger's attention meant the Empire was in trouble, and that part he didn't like--but the challenge he did.
peaceful
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PleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pleasant as it had been, he found himself almost wishing for the challenge of an emergency.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not quite, since an emergency serious enough to require a Ranger's attention meant the Empire was in trouble, and that part he didn't like--but the challenge he did.
Ranger
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Ranger's
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require
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serious
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sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Not quite, since an emergency serious enough to require a Ranger's attention meant the Empire was in trouble, and that part he didn't like--but the challenge he did.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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surprisingly
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Terra
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not quite, since an emergency serious enough to require a Ranger's attention meant the Empire was in trouble, and that part he didn't like--but the challenge he did.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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there'd
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ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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trip
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trouble
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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uneventful
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vacation
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From this reading He'd kept busy enough to avoid boredom, but there'd been no emergency calls, which made the cruise almost a vacation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He'd kept busy enough to avoid boredom, but there'd been no emergency calls, which made the cruise almost a vacation.
Willis
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wishing
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From this reading Pleasant as it had been, he found himself almost wishing for the challenge of an emergency.
work
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Works
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