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From this reading I had swapped my platinum finger ring for a beat-up .38 pistol, but I hadn't had to use it.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
away
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From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
beat-up
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From this reading I had swapped my platinum finger ring for a beat-up .38 pistol, but I hadn't had to use it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a long tough trip from Lima to the cañon, but I had made it without interference.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
camouflage
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From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
cañon
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From this reading It had been a long tough trip from Lima to the cañon, but I had made it without interference.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
crawl
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From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
didn't
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From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
doors
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From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
Earth
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From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
ExceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
fact
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From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
finger
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From this reading I had swapped my platinum finger ring for a beat-up .38 pistol, but I hadn't had to use it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
hadn't
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From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
I'd
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From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
interference
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From this reading It had been a long tough trip from Lima to the cañon, but I had made it without interference.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
just
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From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
lifeboat
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From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
Lima
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From this reading It had been a long tough trip from Lima to the cañon, but I had made it without interference.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a long tough trip from Lima to the cañon, but I had made it without interference.
made
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From this reading It had been a long tough trip from Lima to the cañon, but I had made it without interference.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had swapped my platinum finger ring for a beat-up .38 pistol, but I hadn't had to use it.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
nets
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From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
night
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From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
pistol
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From this reading I had swapped my platinum finger ring for a beat-up .38 pistol, but I hadn't had to use it.
platinum
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From this reading I had swapped my platinum finger ring for a beat-up .38 pistol, but I hadn't had to use it.
precaution
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From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
ring
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From this reading I had swapped my platinum finger ring for a beat-up .38 pistol, but I hadn't had to use it.
rotted
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From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
shreds
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From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
Smale's
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From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
sneaking
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From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
swapped
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From this reading I had swapped my platinum finger ring for a beat-up .38 pistol, but I hadn't had to use it.
team
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From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
tough
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From this reading It had been a long tough trip from Lima to the cañon, but I had made it without interference.
trip
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From this reading It had been a long tough trip from Lima to the cañon, but I had made it without interference.
up
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From this reading I took the precaution of sneaking up on the lifeboat in the dead of night, but I could have saved myself a crawl.
use
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From this reading I had swapped my platinum finger ring for a beat-up .38 pistol, but I hadn't had to use it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Except for the fact that the camouflage nets had rotted away to shreds, the ship was just as I had left it, doors sealed.
well
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From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
Why
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From this reading Why Smale's team hadn't found it, I didn't know; I'd think that one over when I was well away from Earth.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It had been a long tough trip from Lima to the cañon, but I had made it without interference.
