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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 Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About once a year there is one cloud that turns pink briefly.
adorning
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
briefly
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From this reading About once a year there is one cloud that turns pink briefly.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
cactus
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
Canal
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
Casino
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
cloud
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From this reading About once a year there is one cloud that turns pink briefly.
color
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
dark
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
describing
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
devote
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
display
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
down
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
fireworks
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From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
gave
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From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
goes
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
Gras
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From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
hardly
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
hint
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
lengthen
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
looking
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
Mars
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Marsy
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more
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
new
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
Observatory
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From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
off
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From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
once
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From this reading About once a year there is one cloud that turns pink briefly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading About once a year there is one cloud that turns pink briefly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
out
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
pale
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
pink
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From this reading About once a year there is one cloud that turns pink briefly.
procedure
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
shadows
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
shot
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From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
sign
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
skyrockets
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From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
slightest
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
sort
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
space
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
sun
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From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
Sunset
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
there
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From this reading About once a year there is one cloud that turns pink briefly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
travel
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From this reading But even the travel books devote more space describing the new sign adorning the Canal Casino than they do on the sunset.
turns
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From this reading About once a year there is one cloud that turns pink briefly.
washed
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
watery
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The shadows of the cactus lengthen, the sun goes down without the slightest hint of color or display and everything is dark.
works
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From this reading When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the works--fireworks!
worth
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From this reading Sunset on Mars is a pale, washed out, watery sort of procedure that is hardly worth looking at.
year
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From this reading About once a year there is one cloud that turns pink briefly.
