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absolutely
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From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
aid
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
any
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
brothers
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From this reading Zotul, youngest of the Masur brothers, stirred uneasily.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
comfort
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
coming
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From this reading Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur.
cost
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From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
dotage
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
Earthmen
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From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
favor
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From this reading Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
freight
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From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
giving
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur.
head
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
House
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From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
how
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From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
Kalrab
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
knew
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
Koltan
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From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
land
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From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
listened
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
Masur
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From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
more
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
much
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From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
old
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
outrage
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From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
Personally
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From this reading Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur.
Pottery
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
said
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From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
sat
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
shining
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
stirred
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From this reading Zotul, youngest of the Masur brothers, stirred uneasily.
table
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From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
Thorabians
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From this reading "It is an outrage," said Koltan of the House of Masur, "that the Earthmen land among the Thorabians!"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur.
transportation
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From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
uneasily
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From this reading Zotul, youngest of the Masur brothers, stirred uneasily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At the head of the long, shining table sat old Kalrab Masur, in his dotage, but still giving what he could of aid and comfort to the Pottery of Masur, even though nobody listened to him any more and he knew it.
world
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From this reading Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ... but how much would the freight cost?
youngest
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From this reading Zotul, youngest of the Masur brothers, stirred uneasily.
Zotul
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From this reading Zotul, youngest of the Masur brothers, stirred uneasily.
Zur
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From this reading Personally, he was in favor of the coming of the Earthmen to the world of Zur.
