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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 "All right," Docchi said in a low, hard voice.
All
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From this reading "All right," Docchi said in a low, hard voice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ship hardly quivered as it ripped through the transparent covering of the rocket dome.
bow
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From this reading Hit the shell with the bow of the rocket."
covering
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From this reading The ship hardly quivered as it ripped through the transparent covering of the rocket dome.
Docchi
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From this reading "All right," Docchi said in a low, hard voice.
dome
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From this reading The ship hardly quivered as it ripped through the transparent covering of the rocket dome.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still there was no reply from Vogel.
hard
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From this reading "All right," Docchi said in a low, hard voice.
hardly
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From this reading The ship hardly quivered as it ripped through the transparent covering of the rocket dome.
Hit
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From this reading Hit the shell with the bow of the rocket."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All right," Docchi said in a low, hard voice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jordan, take it out.
Jordan
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From this reading "Jordan, take it out.
low
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From this reading "All right," Docchi said in a low, hard voice.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Still there was no reply from Vogel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hit the shell with the bow of the rocket."
out
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From this reading "Jordan, take it out.
quivered
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From this reading The ship hardly quivered as it ripped through the transparent covering of the rocket dome.
reply
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From this reading Still there was no reply from Vogel.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All right," Docchi said in a low, hard voice.
ripped
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From this reading The ship hardly quivered as it ripped through the transparent covering of the rocket dome.
rocket
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From this reading Hit the shell with the bow of the rocket."
said
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From this reading "All right," Docchi said in a low, hard voice.
shell
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From this reading Hit the shell with the bow of the rocket."
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship hardly quivered as it ripped through the transparent covering of the rocket dome.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still there was no reply from Vogel.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Jordan, take it out.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hit the shell with the bow of the rocket."
there
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From this reading Still there was no reply from Vogel.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ship hardly quivered as it ripped through the transparent covering of the rocket dome.
transparent
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From this reading The ship hardly quivered as it ripped through the transparent covering of the rocket dome.
Vogel
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From this reading Still there was no reply from Vogel.
voice
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From this reading "All right," Docchi said in a low, hard voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still there was no reply from Vogel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hit the shell with the bow of the rocket."